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A Journey Through Our Solar System
By Mary Dennis
http://news.nationalgeographic/
Launching into learning – The Essential Question
AreWE
the only
planet in town?
The Milky Way Galaxy
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Our planet is located in The Milky Way Galaxy
Nine planets make up this galaxy
The earth is just one of those planets
The earth has one Moon, which we have explored
Earth is considered the
“Third Rock from the Sun”
This is because we are the third planet from the sun, and our
earth is rocky
Nine Planets
Http://afpstudio.com/cms/images/stories/
In order from the sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
The Inner Planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are:
 Closer to the Sun
 Warmer and rocky
The Outer Planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto are:
Farther from the Sun
 Colder and made of gas
 Pluto is a dwarf planet and not shown
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You…An Astronaut?
Astronaut = “space sailor” in Latin
 Years and years of schooling
 Training: Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
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http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/mercury
Space Gear
Hubble space craft
 Space probe
 Telescope
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http://www.stevenorton.com/shop/media/Space.Travel
“Spacey” words
Constellation
 Star
 Axis
 Rotate
 Revolve
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http://www.nasa.gov/images/
Fun Facts
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There’s a lot of “traffic” in space
http://www.kozykidscompany.com/images/
Comprehension
Name our Galaxy?
How many planets?
One fact about inner planets?
One fact about outer planets?
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