The Solar SystemThe Solar System(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)

By Ashley O’ConnorBy Ashley O’Connor

• Students will identify all the planets Students will identify all the planets in the solar system.in the solar system.

• Students will recognize that the Students will recognize that the planets revolve around the sun.planets revolve around the sun.

Our solar system is the sun and the planets Our solar system is the sun and the planets that orbit around it.that orbit around it.

Orbit means to revolve or go around.Orbit means to revolve or go around. The planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, The planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune.Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune.

It is the first planet It is the first planet from the sun.from the sun.

The Romans The Romans named it after the named it after the swift messenger swift messenger god.god.

VenusVenus It is the second planet from the sun.It is the second planet from the sun. The Romans named it after the goddess of The Romans named it after the goddess of

love and beauty.love and beauty.

EarthEarth It is the third It is the third

planet from the planet from the sun.sun.

We live on Earth.We live on Earth. It has one It has one

satellite, called satellite, called “the moon.”“the moon.”

MarsMars

It is the fourth It is the fourth planet from the planet from the sun.sun.

The Romans The Romans named it after named it after the god of war.the god of war.

It has 2 moons.It has 2 moons.

JupiterJupiter It is the fifth planet from the sun.It is the fifth planet from the sun. It was named after the roman king of It was named after the roman king of

gods.gods. It is the largest of all the planets of the It is the largest of all the planets of the

solar system.solar system. It has a lot of moons.It has a lot of moons.

SaturnSaturn It is the sixth planet from It is the sixth planet from

the sun.the sun. It was named after the It was named after the

roman god of agriculture.roman god of agriculture. It has rings that are made It has rings that are made

up of “ice particles.”up of “ice particles.” It is the second largest It is the second largest

planet.planet. It also has a lot of moons.It also has a lot of moons.

UranusUranus It is the seventh It is the seventh

planet from the planet from the sun.sun.

It was named It was named after the Greek after the Greek sky god.sky god.

It has 22 moons.It has 22 moons.

NeptuneNeptune

It is the eighth and last planet in the solar It is the eighth and last planet in the solar system.system.

It was named after the roman sea god.It was named after the roman sea god. It has 13 moons.It has 13 moons.

What about Pluto?What about Pluto?

In 2006 Pluto was In 2006 Pluto was officially named a officially named a dwarf planet, dwarf planet, rather than a rather than a planet.planet.

Coming up next…Coming up next…

Now you will go to the gym and Now you will go to the gym and become our solar system.become our solar system.

Then we will make our own solar Then we will make our own solar systems in your desk groups.systems in your desk groups.

You will start a report on a planet, so You will start a report on a planet, so start thinking about which planet start thinking about which planet you’d like to do it on. you’d like to do it on.

Let’s go to the gym!Let’s go to the gym!

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