1. 21 / Wednesday
Kaupapa:
Describe some of the main features of the planets in our solar system

2. Do you remember? Describe why the Sun is important to us
How does the Sun make its energy?
The Sun is at the centre of our ______ _________

3. Do you remember? Name the first five planets in our solar system
Which planet is the largest?
Which planet is the hottest?
How many planets have no solids?

4. Solar System

5. The Solar System
The solar system consists of ______ very large spheres called ________.
They orbit the Sun, which is at the ______ of our ______ system. The planets are _____________ of the Sun.

7. Mercury (58,000,000 km) State: S Radius: 2500 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: years
Surface Temp: 450 oC
# of Moons: 0

8. Venus (107,000,000 km) State: S / G Radius: 6000 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 0.6 years
Surface Temp: 500 oC
# of Moons: 0

9. Earth (147,000,000 km) State: S / L / G Radius: 6500 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 1 year
Surface Temp: 20 oC
# of Moons: 1

10. Mars (205,000,000 km) State: S / G Radius: 3500 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 1.9 years
Surface Temp: - 40 oC
# of Moons: 2

11. Jupiter (741,000,000 km) State: G Radius: 70,000 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 12 years
Surface Temp: oC
# of Moons: 16

12. Saturn (1,350,000,000 km) State: G Radius: 57,000 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: years
Surface Temp: oC
# of Moons: 17

13. Uranus (2,750,000,000 km) State: S / G Radius: 25,000 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 84 years
Surface Temp: oC
# of Moons: 5

14. Neptune (4,450,000,000 km) State: L Radius: 24,000 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 165 years
Surface Temp: oC
# of Moons: 2

15. Pluto (7,400,000,000 km, average) State: S Radius: 2000 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 365 years
Surface Temp: oC
# of Moons: 1

16. At the center of your area, mark a place and label it: "THE SUN"
Measure out 20 cm and label that spot: "MERCURY"
Now go 35 cm from the Sun and label it: "VENUS"
Now go half a meter from the Sun and label it: "THE EARTH"
1 m from the Sun is "MARS"
3 m from the Sun is "JUPITER"
5 m from the Sun is "SATURN"
8 m from the Sun is "URANUS"
15 m from the Sun is "NEPTUNE"
20 m from the Sun is "PLUTO"

18. What have we learned today?
The Sun is made of two elements: what are they?
How does the sun produce its energy?