Solar System Webquest
Name _______________________________
A. Use the following to answer 1 & 2.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/universe.html
1. Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way Galaxy?
2. Where is our solar system located in the Universe?
3. Compare and contrast the planets in terms of:
a.http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html
b. http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kidzone.htmlc. http://nineplanets.org/
d. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/tour-solar-system.html
Planet
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Size relatative Surface and
Relative distance Satellites/
to Earth
Moons
Atmospheric
from the sun
features.
(miles/kilometers)
(Diametermiles/km)
Include: temp.
gases, etc.
Special
Features or
Characteristics
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Dwarf Planet Pluto
B. The Big Bang – Use the following url to go through the History of the formation of our Universe
and Planet.
a. Click on this site and Launch the Interactive
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/history-universe.html
b. Explore the universe – Click on the Galaxy Tour and Check out all of the pages.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/universe/index.html
Draw and timeline showing the important events in the formation of the universe
C.