1. Exploring the Solar System
5.2.1
Recognize that our earth is part of the solar system in which the sun, an average star, is the central and largest body. Observe that our solar system includes the sun, moon, seven other planets and their moons, and many other smaller objects like asteroids
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2. MERCURY
Mercury is the first planet and is 35,983, miles from the sun.
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3. VENUS
Venus is known as the Jewel of the sky and is 67,232, miles from the sun.
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4. DRAW MERCURY AND VENUS NOW
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5. EARTH
the only planet that has life on it and is 93.2 million miles from the sun.
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6. MARS
Mars is known as the Red planet and is million miles from the sun.
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7. DRAW EARTH AND MARS NOW
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8. JUPITER
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is 888,187,982 miles from the sun.
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9. SATURN
Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system and is 89.5 million miles from the sun.
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10. DRAW JUPITER AND SATURN NOW
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11. URANUS
one of the gas giants in the solar system and is 1.78 billion miles from the sun.
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12. NEPTUNE
orbits the sun once every 165 years and is 2,829, miles from the sun.
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13. DRAW URANUS AND NEPTUNE NOW
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14. PLUTO called the dwarf planet and is 3.7 billion miles from the sun.
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15. DRAW PLUTO NOW
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16. Pay Attention…Quiz Time
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