2. Our Solar System By Logan, Seth, and Ashton

3. The Sun The Sun is a huge star The Sun is a important part of the solar system The Sun causes seasons The Sun is a big ball of fire

4. Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun It spins like a top It is the smallest planet It spins very slow It gets very hot in the day It gets cold in the night

5. Venus Venus and earth are similar in size Earth and Venus are very different Venus is covered by layers of clouds Venus gets very, very, hot

6. Earth Earth is a very special planet Earth rotates about once every 24 hours Earth has one natural satellite, the moon Earth’s atmosphere is made up of gases

7. The Moon The Moon is about ¼ the size of Earth The Moon reflects light from the Sun The Moon show’s that there is water & ice on the Moon Earth ocean tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon

8. Mars Mars is all the red planet Mars is the fourth planet away from the sun Mars has strong whirlwinds Mars has a season similar to ours

9. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun Jupiter is like a mini-solar system Jupiter has 34 moons

10. Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun Saturn also has a dozens of small moons Saturn would flout in a swimming pool Saturn spins very, very, fast

11. Uranus Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun Uranus seems to roll around the sun Uranus looks blue-green in color