Introduction to the Solar System PDF

THE SOLAR SYSTEM  Lesson Objectives By the end of this lesson students should be able to: 1. Identify and describe the major components of the solar system. 2. Identify at least three characteristics of each planet in the Solar System. STARTER: CHOOSE ONE PLANET OF YO...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM  Lesson Objectives By the end of this lesson students should be able to: 1. Identify and describe the major components of the solar system. 2. Identify at least three characteristics of each planet in the Solar System. STARTER: CHOOSE ONE PLANET OF YOUR CHOICE AND WRITE ONE FUN FACT ABOUT IT. GO!  The After watching the video Solar System answer the following questions 1. Which planet is the smallest planet in the solar system? 2. Name the two groups of planets and state one difference between them. 3. State one special characteristic of Venus. 4. How much of the Earth's surface is covered with water?  Solar System Thesolar system is the sun and the many objects that orbit it. These objects include eight planets, at least five dwarf planets and countless asteroids, meteoroids and comets. The Planets My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming What other Mnemonics can you share that helps you to remember the order of the planets.  The Planets There are eight (8) planets in the Solar System. INNER PLANETS OUTER PLANETS ( (closest to the sun) farthest from the sun) MERCURY JUPITER VENUS SATURN EARTH URANUS MARS NEPTUNE  MERCURY Origin-Roman Messenger God Special characteristics Day time- Extremely hot Nighttime- Freezing cold Colour-Grey Smallest planet Moon-0  VENUS Origin- Roman Goddess of Love Special feature veiled planet clockwise rotation, brightest planet cloudy, hottest planet Colour-Yellowish-white Moon- 0  EARTH Origin- Eartha – Ground (German) Colour - Blue Special features 71% of surface covered with water. Has solid, liquid and gaseous parts. Sustains life. Moon-1 Checkpoint ▪ Describe three differences between Earth and Venus. 1. 2. 3.  MARS Origin-Roman God of War. Special features largest volcano, 1/3 of Earth's gravity Colour - Red Moons-2  JUPITER Origin - King of the Roman Gods Special feature shortest day, high gravity Colour - Orange with white bands Largest planet Moons-53  SATURN Origin of name - Roman God of Farming. Special features has rings of ice, lightest planet Second largest planet Light yellow in colour. 53 moons  URANUS Origin- Greek God of the sky Special feature tilted on its axis, cold and windy. Colour - Light blue Moons-27  NEPTUNE Origin-Roman God of the sea Special feature Coldest and windiest planet. Colour -Blue 4th largest planet. Moons-13  Checkpoint URANUS NEPTUNE ▪ Describe two differences between Uranus and Neptune.  Questions 1.What is the name of the star at the center of our solar system? 2.Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"? 3.Which planet is known for its prominent rings? 4.What celestial body orbits the Earth and affects tides? 5.Which planet is known for having the most moons?  LET’S PLAY PLANET CHARADES!  GLOSSARY Visit the following site and in your notebooks, create a glossary by defining the following terms https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/glossary/en/ ✓ Solar system Universe ✓ Galaxy Asteroid ✓ Comet Meteor ✓ Meteoroid Meteorite ✓ Satellite ✓ Lunar ✓ Orbit ✓ Rotation ✓ Revolution ✓ Stellar