Bell Work10 Minutes Planet Size Demonstration25 Minutes Planet Size Notes20 Minutes Analysis Questions/Exit Ticket10 Minutes

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Bell Work10 Minutes Planet Size Demonstration25 Minutes Planet Size Notes20 Minutes Analysis Questions/Exit Ticket10 Minutes

Bell Work10 Minutes Planet Size Demonstration25 Minutes Planet Size Notes20 Minutes Analysis Questions/Exit Ticket10 Minutes

 Its easier to remember a song or something funny than to memorize the planets order from the Sun. ◦ My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos ◦ Mr Valentine Eats Mushy Jumbo Snails Until Noon  That’s an easy way to remember the order! ◦ Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

 About 99% of all of the Solar System’s mass is located in the Sun.  All the planets could fit into the Sun, and there would still be room to fit more.

 Closest planet to the Sun  Smallest planet  It is about 1/3 the size of Earth

 Venus is called Earth’s twin because it is so similar to the Earth in both size and mass.  Venus is only a few thousand kilometers smaller in diameter than Earth.  Venus is only similar to Earth in size and mass; everything else is very different.

 Home sweet home!  We are twins with Venus in regard to size and mass.  It would take a jet plane two days to fly around all of Earth.  Our diameter is 12,800 Kilometers.  Third planet from the Sun!

 Mars is a relatively small planet too; it is about half of the size of Earth.  Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun; just past Mars is the start of the Asteroid Belt.  We have rovers on Mars to help us study the planet.

 This is our largest planet.  If a jet plane circled Jupiter, it would take 23 days.  Jupiter is more massive than all the planets together. ◦ If you weighed all the planets and compared it to Jupiter, it would weigh less than half of Jupiter.

 The planet is slightly smaller than Jupiter.  Its mass is less than 1/3 that of Jupiter.  The diameter of Saturn’s rings is about the distance from Earth to the Moon.  Its about 9x the size of Earth

 Uranus has rings, too!  It is about 4 times larger than Earth.  Uranus is on its side! Its North/South pole points directly into the Sun and directly away from the Sun.  Its mass is about 15 times more than Earth.

 Its mass is 17 times greater than Earth.  It is our furthest planet from the Sun!

 Which object in our Solar System could hold all of the planets and still have empty space? ◦ A. Sun ◦ B. Moon ◦ C. Earth ◦ D. Saturn

 Which object in our Solar System could hold all of the planets and still have empty space? ◦ A. Sun

 Which planet has rings that have the diameter equivalent to the distance from Earth to the Moon? ◦ A. Uranus ◦ B. Neptune ◦ C. Saturn ◦ D. Jupiter

 Which planet has rings that have the diameter equivalent to the distance from Earth to the Moon? ◦ C. Saturn

 Which planet is called Earth’s twin? ◦ A. Mars ◦ B. Venus ◦ C. Pluto ◦ D. Mercury

 Which planet is called Earth’s twin? ◦ B. Venus

 Which planet would it take a jet plane 23 days to travel around? ◦ A. Jupiter ◦ B. Saturn ◦ C. Mercury ◦ D. Venus

 Which planet would it take a jet plane 23 days to travel around? ◦ A. Jupiter

 What is the closest planet to the Sun? ◦ A. Mars ◦ B. Mercury ◦ C. Saturn ◦ D. Earth

 What is the closest planet to the Sun? ◦ B. Mercury

Bell Work10 Minutes Planet Size Demonstration25 Minutes Planet Size Notes20 Minutes Analysis Questions/Exit Ticket10 Minutes

4I understand all of the planets orders, and all the details about the planets relational sizes. I have already started making my own comparisons about the planets. 3I understand all of the planets orders from the Sun, and I understand all of the details regarding the relational size of the planets. 2I understand the order of planets form the Sun, and some of the basics about their size. I need a little more help to grasp all the details about the planets relational sizes. 1I understand the order of planets form the Sun. I need more help to grasp the relational sizes of the planets. 0I am completely lost. I have to come in before school and during Academic Lab to catch up.