Our Solar

System….3..2..1…BLAST OFF

First lets learn about…

The Sun

The Sun is a star , not a planet. Our Sun is just like the stars we see in the night sky. The sun is just the only star we see during the day.

The Sun is so big that you could fit more than 1 million Earths inside of it.

The Sun is what gives us life. It is also what our Solar System revolves around! The Inner Planets

The Inner Planets

• meteors

Earth

The Outer PlanetsMercury

Venus

Mars

The Outer

PlanetsJupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Student assignment

Neptune

MercuryMercuryis a small , rocky planet.

Mercury is the 1st planet from the sun.

It was once believed that there was no water on Mercury, but this is false. Recently there has been evidence of Ice on Mercury.

Mercury has no moons

Back to Inner Planets

VenusVenus is a small, rocky planet blanketed in a thick layer of yellowish clouds. The clouds are formed by poison acid.

Venus is the 2nd planet from the Sun.

The first spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Since then it has been visited More then 20 times.

Venus has no moons.

Back to Inner Planets

EarthEarth is a small, rocky planet which supports a variety of life! Earth is a very unique planet, we couldn’t live on any of the others.

Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun.

The Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old!

The Earth is orbited by one moon! If you want to see it, just go outside at night!

Back to Inner Planets

MarsMars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and lifeless. Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.

Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles and is made up mostly of solid Carbon Dioxide.

Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos.

Back to Inner Planets

JupiterJupiter is a giant gas planet which is made up of about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium.

Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun.

Jupiter is so big you could cram 1,000 Earths inside of it!

Jupiter has 16 known moons, and four large ones.

Back to Outer Planets

SaturnSaturn is a giant gas planet which is made up of about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium.

Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun.

It’s most famous for its thousands of beautiful rings.

Saturn has 18 known moons, more than any other planet! We are still discovering moons.

Back to Outer Planets

UranusBack to Outer

Planets

Uranus is a giant gas planet which is made up of mostly rock and various ice.

Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun.

Uranus spins differently from most planets it is tilted “sideways” instead of right side up. When

Uranus has 15 known moons.

NeptuneBack to Outer

Planets

Neptune is a giant gas planet which is most likely made up of various “ices” and rock.

Neptune is the 8th and furthest planet from the sun.

Neptune has 8 known moons; 7 small ones and a large one called Triton.

Answer the following questions: 1. What are the 4 Inner Planets and Outer Planets? Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

2. How Many Moons does each Planet have?Mercury= 0 : Venus=0 : Earth=1 : Mars=2Jupiter=16 : Saturn=18 : Uranus=15 : Neptune=8

Then Go to this website and calculate your weight on each planet! Once you have figured it out, Glog about it! http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html

Student Assignment

Games!

Games • http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/puzzles.cfm?

PuzzleID=2 Click on this link to Complete a Space Puzzle!

Video

Video

Core and Standard

Core and standard• Standard 3 Objective 1- Describe and compare

the components of the solar system• - 6th grade core• In this activity students will use their research

skills to learn about the different components of the solar system (planets, moons, comets, asteroids, etc...) Students will then demonstrate what they have learned by answering questions about each Planet.Additional Websites

Websites• http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/

k-4/index.html - check out some additional info from Nasa.

• http://nineplanets.org/ - Click here to get some more information on the Planets!

Citation

• Utah Lesson Plans. (Oct 03 2002). Tour of the Solar System. Utah Education Network. Retrieved June 19, 2011, from http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=2502

• Kids nine planets. (2009). Retrieved June 19, 2011, from http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm

• Brainy Betty. (2004). Solar System. Brainy Betty. Retrieve June 19, 2011, from http://www.brainybetty.com/K_to_12_powerpoint_templates.htm

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