Challenge…..

Create your own scale model of the solar system

Terrestrial Planets (Rocky Planets) Shown to Scale

• Small• Rocky• Few moons

Jovian Planets (Gas Giants) Shown to Scale

• Big• Gas giants• Many moons• Rings

Solar System Shown to SCale

Planets Compared to Stars

Click on the video below….

Focus on the planets….

• http://www.kidsastronomy.com/the_planets.htm

• Web Quest • Create a map about the planets• Rank them in terms of:

1. Temperature (add composition of atmosphere)

2. Length of a day3. Length of a year

Compare the planets…

Your Age on Other Worlds

• http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/index.html