Exploring Outer Space

By Cassandra Heftel

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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