Week 5

 Do Now: Where did the objects in our universe come from?  Think of 4 different possibilities even if they are strange.  Mrs. Burke will collect this Do Now

 The widely accepted theory that the universe began as a single piece of matter that exploded and expanded – and is still expanding today; nearly all astronomical evidence supports this theory

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 Do Now: How many planets can you name? What do you know about the planets? List any facts you may know.

 Planets are round objects in space that orbit the sun  Mercury  Venus  Earth  Mars  Jupiter  Saturn  Uranus  Neptune My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos

 5 pieces of paper  Watch Mrs. Burke Fold  Name on Back  Label The Solar System Mercury Venus Earth Mars The Asteroid Belt Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

 Under each planet write the following Gas or Rock Distance to the sun Diameter Rotation Time Revolution Time Fun Fact Define Asteroid where you wrote The Asteroid Belt

 Rock  Distance to the Sun: 58 million km  Diameter:4,880 km  Rotation Time: 59 Earth days  Revolution Time: 88 Earth days  Fun Fact: Mercury's surface is covered with craters

 Rock  Distance to the Sun: 108 million km  Diameter: 12,100 km  Rotation Time: 243 Earth days  Revolution Time: 225 Earth days  Fun Fact: Temperatures on Venus can reach 500˚ C

 Rock  Distance to the Sun: 150 million km  Diameter: 12,756 km  Rotation Time: 1 Earth day  Revolution Time: 365 Earth days  Fun Fact: Earth’s atmosphere makes it suitable for life

 Rock  Distance to the Sun: 228 million km  Diameter: 6,794 km  Rotation Time: About 1 Earth Day  Revolution Time: 687 Earth Days  Fun Fact: Iron oxide, or rust, gives Mars its reddish color

 Is where most of the large chunks of metal and rock lie

 Gas  Distance to the Sun: 778 million km  Diameter: 143,000 km  Rotation Time: 10 Earth Hours  Revolution Time: 4,333 Earth days  Fun Fact: Jupiter’s four largest moon were first observed by Galileo in 1610

 Gas  Distance to the Sun: 1 billion, 429 million km  Diameter: 120,536 km  Rotation Time: 10 Earth hours  Revolution Time: 10,759 Earth days  Fun Fact: Winds on Saturn can blow at 500 meters per second

 Gas  Distance to the Sun: 2 billion, 871 million km  Diameter: 51,118 km  Rotation Time: 17 Earth hours  Revolution Time: 30,684 Earth days  Fun Fact: The axis of Uranus is tilted toward the sun

 Gas  Distance to the Sun: 4 billion 504 million km  Diameter: 49, 528 km  Rotation Time: 16 Earth hours  Revolution Time: 60,190 Earth days  Fun Fact: Neptune takes 165 Earth years to orbit the sun

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AGENDAOBJECTIVES  Planets overview  Finish Foldable  Compare and contrast the planets in the Solar System

 Smallest planet  Closest to the sun  Greatest temperatures

 Brightest natural object in the sky, after the moon  Earths sister planet Close to earth Similar size

 Planet we live on  Can sustain life because of its atmosphere

 The Red Planet  It is “rusty”  Has a thin atmosphere Could have once had life

 Between Mars and Jupiter  Where many pieces of rock and metal are located

 Largest Planet  First of the gas planets  The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a storm that has existed since the 17 th century

 Ringed planet  9 major rings  62 moons

 Coldest atmosphere  Tilted sideways on its axis

 Farthest planet from the sun  First planet found with math, not with observation

 Under each planet write the following Gas or Rock Distance to the sun Diameter Rotation Time Revolution Time Fun Fact Define Asteroid where you wrote The Asteroid Belt

 Planet info Search  Web Quest