1. Solar System Tina Falkos 1 st Grade

2. Basic Info  There are 9 planets  All planets put together equal the Solar System

3. How They Move Planets rotate around the sun (revolution) They make 1 revolution per year Their trip around the sun is called an orbit Each day they rotate on their axis

4. The Sun  It’s a really big star  It has a temperature of 29,000,000° F in the middle and 9300° F on the surface  It is 93,000,000 miles from Earth

5. Mercury Closest planet to the sun It is made of rough, dark-colored rock

6. Venus Second planet from the sun It is 24,200,000 miles to 162,000,000 from the Earth

7. Earth Third planet from the sunThird planet from the sun This is where we live!This is where we live! Has places of water and landHas places of water and land Scientists think the Earth is 4,600,000 years oldScientists think the Earth is 4,600,000 years old

8. Mars Fourth planet from the sun Has 2 moons Also called the Red Planet

9. Jupiter Fifth planet from the sun Biggest planet in the solar system It is 483,000,000 miles from the sun Jupiter has rings around it and 28 moons

10. Saturn Sixth from the sun Second biggest planet Has 30 moons Has hundreds of rings

11. Uranus Seventh from the sun Has 21 moons Spins on its side Has rings

12. Neptune Eighth planet from the sun Fourth biggest planet Has eight known moons Neptune is 2.796 billion miles from the sun

13. Pluto Ninth planet from the sun Smallest planet No spaceship has ever landed on Pluto, so there are no real pictures of it 1 moon

14. REVIEW The order: Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto The Device: Matilda Visits Every Monday, Just Stays Until Noon, Period.