Solar System Presentations D. Crowley, 2007

Solar System Presentations  To recap all the planets, and identify some of their key characteristics

The Planets - Orbiting The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars (Asteroids) Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Mercury Venus Earth Mars (Asteroids) Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

The Apollo 11 Space Mission  What was it?  Why was it special?  What background information can you find about it?  When did it happen?  Who were the people involved?  What is the evidence that it did actually happen?  What is the evidence that it did not actually happen?  What do you think?  What was it?  Why was it special?  What background information can you find about it?  When did it happen?  Who were the people involved?  What is the evidence that it did actually happen?  What is the evidence that it did not actually happen?  What do you think?

Research into the planet of your choice.  Which number planet is it?  How far away from the sun?  What is it made from?  What is the atmosphere like?  How long does it take to orbit the sun?  What temperatures does it have?  How many moons does it have?  When was the planet discovered?  What other interesting info can you find?  Include pictures and diagrams.  Which number planet is it?  How far away from the sun?  What is it made from?  What is the atmosphere like?  How long does it take to orbit the sun?  What temperatures does it have?  How many moons does it have?  When was the planet discovered?  What other interesting info can you find?  Include pictures and diagrams.

Planets MercuryMyMy VenusVeryVery EarthEfficientEnergetic MarsMemoryMaiden (Asteroids)Aunt JupiterJustJust SaturnStoresSwam UranusUpUnder NeptuneNineNorth PlutoPlanetsPole MercuryMyMy VenusVeryVery EarthEfficientEnergetic MarsMemoryMaiden (Asteroids)Aunt JupiterJustJust SaturnStoresSwam UranusUpUnder NeptuneNineNorth PlutoPlanetsPole

Planets Solar system interactive -

Presentation Task  Your task is to finish off imagining you are a holiday rep, but your holidays are to other planets. You need to come up with a brochure of one of the planets, and describe what it is going to be like for a sightseer to visit  What should they pack (can they breathe there); what is the terrain like; is it hot or cold; how long will it take to get there etc…  As a group, you’ll present your chosen planet to the class - be original!  Your task is to finish off imagining you are a holiday rep, but your holidays are to other planets. You need to come up with a brochure of one of the planets, and describe what it is going to be like for a sightseer to visit  What should they pack (can they breathe there); what is the terrain like; is it hot or cold; how long will it take to get there etc…  As a group, you’ll present your chosen planet to the class - be original! Use page 547 Exploring Science + internet if possible Build you own planet: /index.html

Planets & Conditions PlanetAverage distance from sun (million km) Time to orbit the sun (years) Average day temperature (°C) Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto