2. Exploring Outer Space By Cassandra Heftel Home

3. Content Solar System song Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Home Click on the Solar System Song to link to a video about the planets. Click on a planet to begin exploring the solar system

4. 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

5. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

6. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

7. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

8. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

9. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

10. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

11. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

12. 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 Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

13. Neptune *T*T his is the furthest planet from the sun. *T*T his is a gas planet. *I*I t is a very windy and stormy planet *I*I t takes 60,190 days to go around the sun *O*O ne day on this planet is 16 hours and 17 minutes Click on the space ship to take you back to the planets Home

14. 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. Home

15. References * http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system. htm http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system. htm Graphic * http://pics4learning.com/ http://pics4learning.com/ * http://www.freeimages.co.uk/galleries/space/ index.htm Video * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ- qLUIj_A0&feature=youtu.be&noredirect=1 Home

16. Core Standards Subject Science- 1st grade Standard 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. Home