The Earth, Sun and Moon

Mr. Vest 3rd Grade ScienceTake an interactive journey through the Solar SystemDiscover fun facts about the universe you live in.Increase your understanding of the universe and how everything works to together.

The Solar SystemEarth, an Overview The MoonThe SunThe Planets

Earth: An OverviewEarth is an ocean planet. Our home world's abundance of water -- and life -- makes it unique in our solar system. Other planets, plus a few moons, have ice, atmospheres, seasons and even weather, but only on Earth does the whole complicated mix come together in a way that encourages life -- and lots of it.Visit the following links to explore interactive, hands on activities to further your knowledge about earth.http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/interactive.cfmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7nVTByMiZA&feature=player_embedded

Fun Facts About Earthhttp://solarsystem.nasa.gov/yss/index.cfm

Life is an integral part of the Earth system. Living things influence the composition of the atmosphere by "inhaling" and "exhaling" carbon dioxide and oxygen. They play a part in the water cycle by pulling water from the soil and the air, and they help put it back again by exhaling water vapor and aerating the soil so rain can soak into the ground. They regulate ocean chemistry by taking carbon out of the atmosphere. Earth would not be the planet that it is without its biosphere, the sum of its life.

The Earth travels 91,402,640 miles around the sun.The Earth has a circumference of 24,873.6 miles.The Earth has a radius of 3,958.8 miles.It takes the earth 365.26 Earth days to orbit the sun.The Earths day is approximately 23.934 hours.

The Moon In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. His famous words, Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind were heard by over 600 million television viewers.

MercuryThe Inner Most PlanetMercury, the innermost planet, only takes 88 earth to complete its journey around the sun.It is heavily cratered, like the moon, with plenty of soft flowing plains.

VenusEarths Sister PlanetVenus is the second planet from the sun and it takes about 224 days for it to orbit the Sun.Venus is referred as Earths sister planet because of similar size and dimensions.http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/sun_and_planets/venus

MarsThe Fourth Planet From the SunMars was one of the first bodies to be viewed through a telescope.Mars is often referred to as The Red PlanetEarly astronomers thought they detected life on the surface and began calling them Martians. Though no life exists on Mars, the thought has used to create any cartoons and movies.

JupiterThe Fifth Planet From the SunJupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.It is the same size as about 1000 earths put together.

SaturnThe Ringed PlanetSaturn in the second largest planet in the Solar System and is the sixth planet from the Sun.Saturns rings are made up of tiny ice particles.Saturn is so light, if there was bath tub big enough to hold it, it would float.

UranusThe Seventh Planet From the SunUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and is the third largest in the Solar System.Uranus gets its blue color from tiny frozen ammonia crystals near its surface.

NeptuneThe Farthest Planet From the SunNeptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the sun.Neptune is so far away that it cant be seen with a telescope.Neptune is covered by bright, icy blue methane clouds giving it that beautiful color.

ReferencesCore Standard:Third Grade science, learning about the Solar System.A fun guide through the planets.http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/interactive.cfmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7nVTByMiZA&feature=player_embedded