1. The 8 Planets of Our Solar System
by Daniel Beebe

2. Content Area: Science
Grade Level: Third
Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is for students to learn the names and characteristics of the planets in our solar system, especially their order. They will also learn about the essential and unique form and presence of water on Earth.
Learning Objective: Given an interactive game, the student will drag and drop the planets into the correct position with 100% accuracy.
Content Standard: Standard 6 – The Universe
(GLE )
Accomplishment: Develop a fundamental knowledge of nearby planetary bodies

3. Opening question: What do you know about our solar system
Opening question: What do you know about our solar system? Pull out a piece of paper and write down any knowledge you have about our planet, other planets, the sun, the moon, or any other things in outer space.

4. Our Amazing Solar System:

5. Mercury Has no water Closest planet to sun, but still
36 million miles away!
3,100 miles around
A year there lasts 88 days
Temp. up to 750 degrees F!
Has no moons
More Mercury Fun Facts

6. Venus Has no water Second planet from the sun, 67 million miles away
About 7,500 miles around, close
to the size of Planet Earth
Its year lasts 262 days
Hottest and brightest planet in
the solar system
More Venus Fun Facts

7. Earth Where we live Third planet from sun
93 million miles away
Only planet with liquid water
All life needs it to survive!
The only planet with life
A year lasts 365 days
Has one moon, simply called the “Moon”
Does anyone know where we are on this picture?

8. Mars Fourth planet from sun It has seasons, just like Earth
Nicknamed the “Red Planet”
It has seasons, just like Earth
But its “summer” is 23 degrees
It has two moons and the largest mountain in mountain in the solar system
More Mars Fun Facts

9. It’s “stump your classmate” time
It’s “stump your classmate” time! Ask your classmate a difficult question about one of these four planets. Make sure you know the answer before you ask the question, though!

10. Jupiter Fifth planet from the sun Largest planet in solar system
300 times the weight of Earth!
Its year is nearly 12 times ours!
It’s made of gas
Has 64 moons!
Stormy planet
Great Red Spot
More Jupiter Fun Facts

11. Saturn Sixth planet from sun Surrounded by 3 giant rings
The farthest planet that we
can see without a telescope
Has 18 moons
Largest is called Titan
More Saturn Fun Facts

12. Uranus Seventh planet from sun Need a telescope to see it
84 Earth years to go around sun
It has 13 rings around it
More Uranus Fun Facts

13. Neptune Eighth and last planet from sun Discovered in 1845
Nearly 3 billion miles away!
165 Earth years to go around sun
More Neptune Fun Facts

14. Here’s a sentence to help you remember the order of the planets from the sun!
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos.

15. Interactive Solar System Game
Great job, everyone!

16. Any intelligent questions?

17. Works Cited
Solar system picture:
Planetary fun facts website:
Mercury picture:
Venus picture:
Earth picture:
Mars picture:
Jupiter picture:
Saturn picture:
Uranus picture:
Neptune picture:
Solar system game:
Second solar system picture: