1st Formative Assessment Task

COMPARE AND CONTRAST BETWEEN EARTH AND OTHER PLANET (S)

By: Michelle / 6A

THE ASSESSMENT

Assessment Task Students describe planetary facts

Assessment ToolChecklist

Assessment StrategiesObservation

WALT (What Am I Learn To)

To know what the solar system consist of

CELESTIAL OBJECTS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

What is celestial objects in our solar system?

Celestial bodies is a natural objects that was visible in the sky

CELESTIAL OBJECTS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

Some Celestial Objects in Our Solar System

• Stars• Planets• Moons • Asteroids & Comets• Etc.

Characteristics of Each Celestial Object

Sun

• The Sun is a star that was so big

• The Sun is made out of 2 type gases that was called hydrogen and helium

• The Sun in the Solar System is also called a “Yellow Dwarf Planet”

The Four Inner Planets

• The four inner planets are also called the rocky planet.

• The four inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Mercury• Mercury is the first

planet from the Sun• Mercury orbit around

the Sun for 88 Earth day

• 1 Earth year is the same as 4 Mercury year

• 176 Earth day is the same as 1 Mercury day

Venus• Venus is the second

planet from the Sun• Somethimes people

called Venus “Morning Star”, “Evening Star”, or “Earth Sister Planet”

• Venus is different planet from the other planets because it spins backwards

Earth• Earth is the third

planet from the Sun• Earth is often called

“Water Planet” because 70% of the Earth is water that was 1,260,000,000,000,000,000,000 liters of water

• Earth has only one moon that we call “The Moon”

Mars

• Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun

• Mars is often called “Red Planet”

• Mars have the biggest Volcano in the Solar System called Olympus

• Mars have 2 moons Deimos and Phobos

The Four Outer Planet

• The four outer planet are also called the gas planet

• The four outer planet are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Jupiter• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun

• Jupiter is also the bigest planet in the Solar System

• Jupiter have more than 16 moons and the four famous moon are Lo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callista

• Jupiter also have the famous spot that was called “The Great Red Spot”

Saturn• Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun

• Saturn is the second biggest planet in the Solar System

• Saturn have 18 moons • Saturn have rings that

was made out of pieces of rocks and ice but not dust

Uranus• Uranus is the seventh

planet from the Sun• Uranus is the third

biggest planet in the Solar System

• Uranus has more than 20 moons

• Uranus is blue and quite green because of the atmosphere that was made out of methane

Neptune• Neptune is the eighth or the last planet from the Sun

• Neptune have 8 moon and the biggest one is Triton

• Neptune has also have the famous spot just like Jupiter but this one was called “The Great Dark Spot”

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS

EARTH OTHER PLANETS1. Have

1,260,000,000,000,000,000,000 liters of water.

2. Have many living things (humans, animal, and plants)can live.

3. Have 4 season (only in some place)

1. Have less water2. No Living thins 3. Have few season

THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS

• They are inside the Solar System• They are planets

THE CONCLUTION

Earth is the best planet for human to live because living things such as animal and plants need water and Earth have the most water wich is 1,260,000,000,000,000,000,000 liters. Living things also need oxygen, and Earth have the most ammount of oxygen.

THE BIBLIOGRAPHY

• [Online] Available http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/mathlabplanets.htm 25 August 2013

• “How much water is there on Earth?” [Online] Available http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/question157.htm 25 August 2013

• “Comparison of Earth with Mars” [Online] Available http://library.thinkquest.org/5579/comparison/marsearth.htm 25 August 2013

• B. Rogers, Lesley. “Space” National Geographic Kids (Almanac 2014) page 184-185