3rd Grade Science By Laura A. Hensley The Solar System 3rd Grade Science By Laura A. Hensley

Objective In this lesson, you will learn about the eight planets in our Solar System. You will learn how they are similar and different, what they are made of, and their size and color. At the end of the slide show, you will take a quiz testing your knowledge of the planets. Have fun exploring! Standard 3.7.1 b: Recognize that different objects appear in the day and nighttime sky. Recognize that planets are major features of the universe

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Our Solar System is made up of EIGHT planets that circle around the Sun Menu

Pluto Pluto used to be considered the ninth planet, but it is now only a small or dwarf planet Menu

Inner or Outer? Menu Inner Planets are closest to the Sun The Inner Planets in our Solar System are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Outer Planets are farthest from the Sun The Outer Planets in our Solar System are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Menu

Mercury Menu Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun Mercury is covered with many craters on it’s surface Menu

Venus Venus is a small, rocky planet with a thick layer of yellowish clouds Venus is the second planet from the Sun Venus’ surface is very hot! 752 degrees!! Menu

Earth Earth is the ONLY planet that supports life or has people living on it! Earth is 4.6 billion years old Pictures of Earth are very important because they help predict the weather Menu

Mars Mars is a cold, small, rocky planet with NO life living on it Very strong winds and dust storms can blow for months Mars has two tiny moons that orbit close to the surface Menu

Jupiter Menu Jupiter is by far the largest planet Jupiter has light colored bands called zones and dark colored bands called belts Jupiter has 16 known moons Menu

Saturn Menu Saturn is a giant planet made of gas. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun Saturn has very bright rings made of particles that circle it. Menu

Uranus Menu Uranus’ blue color is from a gas called methane Uranus has 11 rings, but they are hard to see Uranus is mostly made of rock and ice. Menu

Neptune Menu The winds on Neptune are the fastest in the solar system. Neptune’s blue color is from a gas called methane - like Uranus Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft. Menu

Summary Menu There are now eight planets in our Solar System Inner planets are closest to the Sun and Outer planets are farther from the Sun The inner planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars The outer planets are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Mercury is the smallest planet and Jupiter is the largest planet Menu

QUIZ TIME It is now time to test your knowledge on the planets in the Solar System. There are nine questions. Good Luck!

Question 1 Which planets are closest to the Sun? Inner planets Rocky planets Outer planets Large planets

Stellar!

Question 2 Which single planet is closest to the Sun? Jupiter Earth Mercury Mars

Space-Tacular!

Question 3 Which planet supports life or has people living on it? Mars Earth Venus Neptune

Thumbs Up!

Question 4 Which planet has a very hot surface temperature? Venus Uranus Earth Mars

You’re a Superstar!

Question 5 Which small planet has strong winds and dust storms? Mercury Saturn Neptune Mars

Out of Sight!

Question 6 Which planet is the largest? Jupiter Saturn Earth Uranus

You Rock!

Question 7 Which planet has very bright rings around it? Earth Saturn Venus Mercury

Over the Moon!

Question 8 Which two planets are blue from methane? Mars and Earth Uranus and Neptune Venus and Uranus Mercury and Neptune

Excellent!

Question 9 How many planets are in our Solar System? 5 6 7 8

Awesome!

Notes Menu http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm www.discovery4kids.com/ http://www.clker.com www.somewhereville.com/gnw/tas/other.html Blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2008/04/ Westernparadigm.wordpress.com/2007/10/ Library.thinkquest.org/C0110484/content.php?id=29 www.astro.keele.ac.uk/~rdj/planets/uranus.html Bhawnayagya.org/planetaryyagyas.html sos.noaa.gov/datasets/solar_system/jupiter.html http://students.umf.maine.edu/~stonelhm/Assignments/dl.html http://space.about.com/od/solarsystem/ss/visualtourss_2.htm http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/28/1196036983400.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/neptunefact.html http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/8339/tcid/1 Menu

More Notes http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2006/07/light_friday_fireworks_flying_motorcycle_nanotechnology_microsoft_ipod.html http://www.squidoo.com/wordpress-secrets http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/space_exploration/ http://jtintle.wordpress.com/2007/01/ http://www.physics.rice.edu/nuc.cfm http://www.moonmanns.blogspot.com/ http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/neo_near_earth_objects/ http://gimmeasmile.wordpress.com/category/february-2008/ abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast121/lectures/lec08.html http://terrestrialponderings.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-solar-system.html http://xxlsmiley.com/anmache/anmache3.html http://englishinteractive.net/vocabulary/thingsD-quiz.htm Menu

Other Cool Websites to check out on your own: Cool Sites Other Cool Websites to check out on your own: www.Planets.com www.KidsAstronomy.com http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm

Congratulations! You are now an expert on the eight planets in our Solar System! I hope you had fun on this exploration! Exit

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