1. The Solar System
Let’s Explore!!

2. Eight Amazing Planets! Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus
Neptune

3. What is a planet?
A large, round object that orbits a star. The sun has eight major planets.

4. What about the SUN? Is a star Brings light Brings warmth
Center of Solar System
Giant ball of gas
Makes lots of energy

5. Mercury Closest to the Sun Cold on half of the planet
Hot on half facing the sun
Gray in color

6. Second planet from the sun The HOTTEST planet Orange in Color
Venus
Second planet from the sun
The HOTTEST planet
Orange in Color

7. Earth Third planet from the sun
Only planet with large amounts of liquid water
Only planet with living things
Has white clouds
We live here!!

8. Mars The RED Planet Volcanoes and Canyons Rocks and Sand
Thin and Poisonous Atmosphere
Pink-Gold in color

9. Jupiter Largest Planet Giant ball of swirling gas
Has two very thin rings

10. Saturn Has rings that are made up of frozen gas, ice, and rock
Second Largest Planet
Yellow in Color

11. Uranus Third Largest Planet Looks like it is on its side
Blue-green in color

12. Neptune
Fourth Largest Planet
Blue in color

13. Pluto
Used to be considered a planet (dwarf)
Gray in color

14. Inner Planets
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars

15. Outer Planets
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

16. Can you remember the planets in order?
MY VERY ENERGETIC MOTHER JUST SERVED US NOODLES

17. Size Matters!
Here is a diagram to show how the plants compare to each other, relative to their size!

18. Back to Earth! What did you learn about the planets?
Tell me about the Sun.
Which planet is the Red Planet?
Which planet is the largest?
Which planet is the smallest?
Which planet is the hottest?