Angela Buendo

The Solar System Objectives : 1. Students will understand what the Solar System is. 2. Students will learn and understand the planets in the Solar System. 3. Students will learn and understand where Earth is located.

What is the Solar System? The sun (a star) The sun (a star) Has nine planets which are Earth, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury. Has nine planets which are Earth, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury. The nine planets orbit the sun. That means to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path (circular) The nine planets orbit the sun. That means to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path (circular)

What does it look like?

Where is the Solar System? The Solar System is out of the Earths atmosphere. It is located in Outer Space.

What is in the Solar System? Now Lets Get Started………

Earth This is our home planet. THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE!!!! This is our home planet. THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE!!!! The third planet from the Sun. The third planet from the Sun. It is made up of Air, water, land, and life - including humans (you and I). It is made up of Air, water, land, and life - including humans (you and I). The fifth largest in the solar system The fifth largest in the solar system

Uranus The seventh planet from the Sun. The seventh planet from the Sun. It takes 84 years to complete one orbit. That’s one complete circle around the sun. It takes 84 years to complete one orbit. That’s one complete circle around the sun. Uranus, with no solid surface, is one of the gas giant planets. Uranus, with no solid surface, is one of the gas giant planets. Uranus gets its blue-green color from methane gas Uranus gets its blue-green color from methane gas

Jupiter Is the fifth planet from the Sun Is the fifth planet from the Sun It is the largest Planet in the Solar System It is the largest Planet in the Solar System It is 11 times Earth's diameter. That means the width of the Planet. It is 11 times Earth's diameter. That means the width of the Planet.

Saturn Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen and helium Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen and helium Winds in the upper atmosphere reach 500 meters (1,600 feet) per second so in comparison the strongest hurricane-force winds on Earth top out at about 110 meters, or (360 feet), per second. Winds in the upper atmosphere reach 500 meters (1,600 feet) per second so in comparison the strongest hurricane-force winds on Earth top out at about 110 meters, or (360 feet), per second. These super-fast winds, combined with heat rising from within the planet's interior, cause the yellow and gold bands visible in the atmosphere. These super-fast winds, combined with heat rising from within the planet's interior, cause the yellow and gold bands visible in the atmosphere.

Mars This planet is said to be the most like Earth. This planet is said to be the most like Earth. Great dust storms engulf the entire planet at times creating big craters on the planets surface. Great dust storms engulf the entire planet at times creating big craters on the planets surface. The planet is also covered with volcanoes. The planet is also covered with volcanoes.

Venus Earth and Venus are very similar in size Earth and Venus are very similar in size It is covered by thick, rapidly spinning clouds that trap surface heat It is covered by thick, rapidly spinning clouds that trap surface heat Temperatures hot enough to melt lead and pressure so intense that standing on Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 meters deep in Earth's oceans Temperatures hot enough to melt lead and pressure so intense that standing on Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 meters deep in Earth's oceans

Neptune The eighth planet from the Sun. The eighth planet from the Sun. The farthest planet from the Sun. The farthest planet from the Sun. Neptune orbits the Sun once every 165 years. Neptune orbits the Sun once every 165 years. It is invisible to the naked eye because of its extreme distance from Earth. It is invisible to the naked eye because of its extreme distance from Earth.

Mercury Closest planet to the Sun Closest planet to the Sun This planet is on the smaller side and is very rocky This planet is on the smaller side and is very rocky The length of one Mercury day is equal to Earth days. The length of one Mercury day is equal to Earth days. Day temperatures can reach 467 degrees Celsius and night temperatures can go down to -170 degrees Celsius. Day temperatures can reach 467 degrees Celsius and night temperatures can go down to -170 degrees Celsius.

Now that we have learned about the Planets and the Solar System…. Now be prepared for a little quiz tomorrow…

Where did I find my information? planets/picturelist.html planets/picturelist.html planets/picturelist.html planets/picturelist.html