3rd Grade Science By Laura A. Hensley
The Solar System 3rd Grade Science By Laura A. Hensley Objective In this lesson, you will learn about the eight planets in our Solar System.You will learn how they are similar and different, what they are made of, and their size and color. At the end of the slide show, you will take a quiz testing your knowledge of the planets. Have fun exploring! Standard b:Recognize that different objects appear in the day and nighttime sky.Recognize that planets are major features of the universe Directions Menu Exit Click this button for Main Menu
Click this button for Content Click this button for the Next Page Click this button for the Previous Page Viewed Click this button for your Quiz Click this button for Notes Click this button to Exit Exit Main Menu Menu Exit Main Menu Quiz Content Notes Next Page Exit
Previous Page Menu Exit Our Solar System is made up of EIGHT planets that circle around the Sun
Menu Pluto Pluto used to be considered the ninth planet, but it is now only a small or dwarf planet Menu Inner or Outer? Menu Inner Planets are closest to the Sun
The Inner Planets in our Solar System are:Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Outer Planets are farthest from the Sun The Outer Planets in our Solar System are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Menu Mercury Menu Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun Mercury is covered with many craters on its surface Menu Venus Venus is a small, rocky planet with a thick layer of yellowish clouds Venus is the second planet from the Sun Venus surface is very hot!752 degrees!! Menu Earth Earth is the ONLY planet that supports life or has people living on it! Earth is 4.6 billion years old Pictures of Earth are very important because they help predict the weather Menu Mars Mars is a cold, small, rocky planet with NO life living on it Very strong winds and dust storms can blow for months Mars has two tiny moons that orbit close to the surface Menu Jupiter Menu Jupiter is by far the largest planet
Jupiter has light colored bands called zones and dark colored bands called belts Jupiter has 16 known moons Menu Saturn Menu Saturn is a giant planet made of gas.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun Saturn has very bright rings made of particles that circle it. Menu Uranus Menu Uranus blue color is from a gas called methane
Uranus has 11 rings, but they are hard to see Uranus is mostly made of rock and ice. Menu Neptune Menu The winds on Neptune are the fastest in the solar system.
Neptunes blue color is from a gas called methane - like Uranus Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft. Menu Summary Menu There are now eight planets in our Solar System
Inner planets are closest to the Sun and Outer planets are farther from the Sun The inner planets are:Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars The outer planets are:Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Mercury is the smallest planet and Jupiter is the largest planet Menu QUIZ TIME It is now time to test your knowledge on the planets in the Solar System.There are nine questions. Good Luck! Question 1 Which planets are closest to the Sun? Inner planets
Rocky planets Outer planets Large planets Stellar! Question 2 Which single planet is closest to the Sun? Jupiter Earth
Mercury Mars Space-Tacular! Question 3 Which planet supports life or has people living on it? Mars
Earth Venus Neptune Thumbs Up! Question 4 Which planet has a very hot surface temperature? Venus
Uranus Earth Mars Youre a Superstar! Question 5 Which small planet has strong winds and dust storms?
Mercury Saturn Neptune Mars Out of Sight! Question 6 Which planet is the largest? Jupiter Saturn Earth Uranus You Rock! Question 7 Which planet has very bright rings around it? Earth Saturn
Venus Mercury Over the Moon! Question 8 Which two planets are blue from methane? Mars and Earth
Uranus and Neptune Venus and Uranus Mercury and Neptune Excellent! Question 9 How many planets are in our Solar System? 5 6 7 8 Awesome! Notes Menu http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm
Blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2008/04/ Westernparadigm.wordpress.com/2007/10/ Library.thinkquest.org/C /content.php?id=29 Bhawnayagya.org/planetaryyagyas.html sos.noaa.gov/datasets/solar_system/jupiter.html Menu More Notes abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast121/lectures/lec08.html Menu Other Cool Websites to check out on your own:
Cool Sites Other Cool Websites to check out on your own: Congratulations! You are now an expert on the eight planets in our Solar System! I hope you had fun on this exploration! Exit Oops!Try Again!