1. Terrestrial and Gaseous Planets By: Ashley Moore-Rivera 4 th Grade http://www.bvsd.org/schools/Angevine/teachers/thompson/Images1/solar%20sy stem.jpg

2. Mercury VenusEarth Mars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Terrestrial_planet_size_comparisons.jpg The four Terrestrial Planets

3. Mercury http://adams.dm.unipi.it/~mercury/img/mercury.gif Closest to the Sun Smallest Planet Looks a lot like the Moon Orange-red color Dry rocky surface that is covered with craters and ridges

4. Venus http://martianchronicles.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/venus_magellan.jpg Close in size to Earth Very HOT! Huge desert Covered with thick yellow clouds Rocky surface covered with volcanoes

5. Earth http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/earth_1_apollo17.gif We live here! The surface is mostly covered with dark blue water Swirling white clouds Continents are marked by mountains Close in size to Venus

6. Mars http://www.windows.ucar.edu/mars/images/mars1.gif Its color is red because its soil is full of iron that has rusted The surface has deep canyons—Valles Marineris The surface has volcanoes— Olympus Mon

7. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Gas_planet_size_compar isons.jpg The four Gaseous Planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

8. Jupiter http://www.solstation.com/stars/jupiter.jpg GIANT ball with yellow, orange, and red gas arranged in stripes (cloud bands) GIANT Red Spot—300 year old hurricane

9. Saturn http://homepages.wmich.edu/~johnsorh/Myth/images/saturn.jpg Similar to Jupiter’s atmosphere because it has yellow gases arranged in strips (cloud bands) Has MASSIVE rings

10. Uranus http://starryskies.com/solar_system/uranus/uranus1.jpg Burrrrrr..it’s much colder than the other gaseous planets Appears blue because the methane absorbs the red light from the Sun and reflects the blue light Ice crystals in its atmosphere make it appear pale blue-green

11. Neptune http://www.utahskies.org/image_library/shallowsky/planets/neptune/neptunes.gif Appears blue because the methane absorbs the red light from the Sun and reflects the blue light Has white cirrus clouds

12. Lab Time http://www.designbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/http://www.designbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kids_globe_shutterstock_ 10782946-converted-500x500.jpg Get in groups of 8 Go wash your hands

13. Edible Planets In your groups of 8 Pick three team leaders Team leaders come grab Jar of peanut butter Bottle of honey Box of wheat germ Box of powdered milk Pack of graham crackers Bowl Spatula Measuring cups Spoon http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel

14. Edible Planets Ingredients 1 ¼ cup of peanut butter 1 ¼ cup of honey ½ cup of wheat germ ¾ cup of graham crackers 2 ½ cups of powdered milk Mix all these ingredients in the bowl with the spoon. Don’t be afraid to use your hands too!! http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel

15. Edible Planets Time to decorate! 1.Team leaders come grab Sifter 8 Paper plates Food coloring Sprinkles Chocolate Chips Cake decorating tubs Powdered Sugar Cocoa Powder http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel

16. Time to EAT! http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel