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Solar System songSun
Mercury
VenusEarth
Mars
Jupiter
SaturnUranus
Neptune
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Click on the Solar System Song to link to a video about the
planets.
Click on a planet to begin exploring the
solar system
Information * While visiting other planet, we will learn why we can’t
live on that planet. * Know which planets belongs to the rock family and
the gas family.* Know that all planet have a day and a night.* Learn how long it takes for the planet to travel around
the sun.* Have a class activity. Select a student to be the sun
and then select another to be a planet and so on till all the planets are in place. Then have them revolve around the sun. This will give the students a visual of the solar system and a fun activity to participate in as well. Home
Sun
* The sun is a star, not a planet* The sun is the center of the solar
system* The sun keeps us warm and helps
life on earth. * It helps us know the difference
between day and night
Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets
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Mercury
*Is the closest planet to the sun
*It is in the Rock family of planets
*Is the smallest planet and has no moon
*One day on this planet is 58 ½ Earth days
*Takes 88 days to go around the sun
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ship to take you back
to the planets
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Venus
Storm clouds covering Venus
*Earth’s sister planet
*It is in the Rock family
*Storm clouds cover it
surface
*One day on this planet is
243 Earth days
*Takes 225 days to go around
the sun
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ship to take you back
to the planets
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Earth
*This is the planet we live on
*It is part of the rock family
*The surface is mostly covered with water
and that is why you see mostly blue.
*It take 365 days to go around the sun
*One day on this planet is 24 hours
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Mars
*Is known as the red planet
*Has the largest mountains in the solar system
*It is part of the rock family
*It takes 687 days to go around the sun
*One day on this planet is 24 hours 37 minutes
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ship to take you back
to the planets
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Jupiter
*Is the biggest planet
in the solar system.
*This is a gas planet
*It has many moons*It takes 4332 days
to go around the
sun.
*One day on this
planet is 9 hours
and 55 minutes
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Saturn
*The rings that circle the planet are made of ice
*This is a gas planet*This planet has many moons*It takes10,759 days to go around the sun
*One day on this planet is 10 hours and 13 minutes
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ship to take you
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Uranus
* This planet spins on it side, like a bowling ball
* It has rings that circle the planet. The rings are made up of black dust and rock. The rings are hard to see.
* This is a gas planet* It takes 30,684 days to go around the sun* One day on this planet is 17 hours
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ship to take you
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Neptune
* This is the furthest planet from the sun.
* This is a gas planet.* It is a very windy and stormy planet* It takes 60,190 days to go around
the sun* One day on this planet is 16 hours
and 17 minutes
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ship to take you
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Assignment
* Put students in groups. Have the group pick their favorite planet. Create a power point about the planet to show the class.
* Have the student pick their favorite planet. Have them draw their planet and write a story about an adventure they took to their planet. They can share it with the class.
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References* http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.
htmGraphic* http://pics4learning.com/* http://www.freeimages.co.uk/galleries/
space/index.htmVideo* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ-
qLUIj_A0&feature=youtu.be&noredirect=1
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Core StandardsSubject
Science- 1st gradeStandard 2
Earth and Space Science. Students will gain an understanding of Earth and Space Science through the study of earth materials, celestial movement, and weather.
Objective 2*Observe and describe the changes and appearance of the sun and moon during daylight.
*Observe and chart the moon when it is visible during the day.
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