1. The Design of the Solar System
Standard: E.ST Design a model of the solar system that shows the relative order and scale of the planets, dwarf planets, comets and asteroids to the sun.

2. How the notes today will work…
Cut out and paste the picture of the solar system into your science notebooks or put a copy in your science folder.
Soon you will be writing definitions for each of the numbered pieces on the diagram.
This is what the diagram looks like.

3. Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #1-8
Planet: an object that orbits the sun, is big enough for its shape to be controlled by gravity, and CAN clear its “neighborhood” of objects in its path
Picture:
My trick:_________________________________________________
What does “its shape to be controlled by gravity” even mean?

4. Why do you think the picture says “poor Pluto”?

5. Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #12
Dwarf planet: an object that orbits the sun, is big enough for its shape to be controlled by gravity, but it CANNOT clear its “neighborhood” of objects in its path
Picture:
My trick:_________________________________________________
Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
Pluto

6. Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #10
Comets: a “dirty snowball” or a mixture of ice, rock, and dust that is followed by a tail of gas and dust
Picture:
My trick:_________________________________________________
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7. Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #12
Asteroid: many small, rocky objects that orbit the sun
Picture:
My trick:_________________________________________________

8. Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #12
Sun: a star around which the Earth orbits
Picture:
My trick:_________________________________________________

9. How can I remember the order of the planets?
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