OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
A virtual field trip by:
Melissa Turner
Standard
S4E2: Students will model the position and
motion of the earth in the solar system and will
explain the role of relative position and motion
in determining sequence of the phases of the
moon.
• Demonstrate the relative size and order from the
sun of the planets in the solar system.
Welcome to the sun...The burning ball of
 The sun is a star.
 Without the sun, there would be no life on earth.
 The temperature of the sun’s surface is about 10,000°
Fahrenheit.
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Next stop ~ Mercury
 Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.
 It is the smallest planet in the Solar System.
 The same side always faces the sun so it
doesn’t see the light of day!
Venture to Venus
 Venus is the 2nd planet from the sun
 It is the 6th largest planet in the solar
system.
 It takes Venus about 225 Earth days
to rotate around the sun.
 Earth is the 3rd
planet from the
sun.
 It is the 5th largest
planet in the solar
system.
 Earth is unique
from the other
planets because it
supports a variety
of life.
Mission to Mars
 Mars is the 4th planet
from the sun.
 It is half the diameter of
Earth.
 The air is so thin on Mars
that humans cannot
breathe it.
 Jupiter is the 5th planet
from the sun.
 It is the largest of all the
planets.
Jupiter’s “Great Red
Spot” ~ a huge storm
that has lasted for
decades.
Sassy Saturn
 Saturn is the 6th
planet in the solar
system
 It is the 2nd largest
of the planets.
 The rings around
Saturn are little bits
of ice moving
around it.
Uranus
 Uranus is the 7th planet
from the sun.
 It is the smallest of the
outer planets.
 Uranus sits on its side,
with the North and
South poles sticking
out the sides.
Last stop ~ Neptune
 Neptune is the eighth planet
from the sun.
 It is about half as big as
Saturn and has eight known
moons.
 Neptune is a cold, giant gas
planet that is made up of
mostly rock and ice.
List the 8 planets in their order from the Sun.
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
Earth
Uranus
Saturn
Venus
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References
• http://www.bing.com/browse?g=universe&qp
vt=solar+system&FORM=SGEWEB#toc=1&r
=390
• http://kids.nineplanets.org/