Our Solar System Ms. Barry’s 3 rd Grade Science Class Period 2
THE SUN IS A STAR IN THE CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM ALL PLANETS IN OUR GALAXY REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN A VERY HOT, LARGE STAR
MERCURY THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE PLANET CLOSEST TO THE SUN HAS NO MOONS
VENUS SECOND PLANET FROM THE SUN HAS NO MOONS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY
EARTH THE PLANET YOU LIVE ON! THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN HOME TO MILLIONS OF SPECIES, INCLUDING HUMANS HAS ONE MOON
MARS FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN KNOWN AS THE “RED PLANET” DUE TO ITS REDDISH APPEARANCE MARS HAS TWO MOONS
JUPITER FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM HAS 63 MOONS! GIANT, GAS PLANET
SATURN THE SIXTH PLANET FROM THE SUN SATURN HAS NINE RINGS AROUND IT THE RINGS ARE MADE FROM ICE AND DUST PARTICLES SECOND LARGEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM
URANUS THE SEVENTH PLANET FROM THE SUN SURROUNDED BY RINGS AND MOONS 1 ST PLANET DISCOVERED WITH A TELESCOPE COLDEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
NEPTUNE EIGHTH AND FARTHEST PLANET FROM THE SUN NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA 17 TIMES THE MASS OF THE EARTH HAS 13 MOONS
A GREAT WAY TO REMEMBER THE ORDER OF THE PLANETS M y(MERCURY) V ery(VENUS) E legant(EARTH) M other (MERCURY) J ust (JUPITER) S erved (SATURN) U s (URANUS) N oodles (NEPTUNE)