Download The Solar System

Contrasting colors, vivid
pictures to stimulate
excitement & interest
The Solar System
Click to learn a
silly planet
sentence
Top/Left information
is looked at first
Mercury
First planet from the Sun
Very hot and cold
Lots of craters
no air or water
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Mercury facts
Dramatic picture,
instills danger
Venus
second planet from the Sun
hottest planet
covered by poison
clouds
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Venus facts
Consistent,
presentation
increases
confidence
Earth
Third planet from the Sun
Only planet with life
Has liquid water
Home sweet home
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Earth facts
Three/four key
traits are easier
to remember
Mars
Fourth planet from the Sun
Known as the “Red Planet”
Has ice at its polar caps
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Mars facts
Reviews
previously
learned
information
Jupiter
Fifth planet from the Sun
Largest planet
Most moons with 39
Known for the
“Great Red Spot”
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Jupiter facts
On website, can
be used as job
aid
Saturn
Sixth planet from the Sun
Known for its rings
Gas giant with
rocky center
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Saturn facts
Planet concept
includes critical
features to
identify planets
Uranus
Seventh planet from the Sun
Rotates sideways
Mostly made of methane gas
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Uranus facts
Low stress, relaxed
learning environment
Neptune
Eight planet from the Sun,
sometimes the ninth
Methane gas giant
Blue planet with
dark spots
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Neptune facts
Knowing planet
facts can be
cool, new meme
Pluto
Ninth planet from the Sun
Smallest planet
Frozen solid planet, unlike
the other outer planets
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Pluto facts
Useful Websites
Solar System for all planets:
NASA Solar System for kids
Yahooligans Solar System search
BrainPOP
Welcome to the Planets
The Nine Planets