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The document outlines a mission to learn about the Solar System and its planets, including the eight major planets, the asteroid belt, and dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris. It provides success criteria for understanding the order, size, and characteristics of these celestial bodies. Additionally, it includes tasks for research and sharing findings about specific planets or solar system objects.

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The Solar System and its Planets.pptx

The document outlines a mission to learn about the Solar System and its planets, including the eight major planets, the asteroid belt, and dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris. It provides success criteria for understanding the order, size, and characteristics of these celestial bodies. Additionally, it includes tasks for research and sharing findings about specific planets or solar system objects.

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Mission to Mars

The Solar System and its Planets


Mission 1
• I can describe our Solar System and its planets.

Success Criteria
• I can name and order the planets in our Solar System.
• I can describe the planets in our Solar System..
• I can understand the size of the planets in our Solar System.
The Solar System

The Solar System is made up of the Sun


and all of the smaller objects that move
around it.

Apart from the Sun, the largest


members of the Solar System are the
eight major planets.
The Rocky Planets

Nearest the Sun are four fairly small,


rocky planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth
and Mars.
The Asteroid Belt

Beyond Mars is the asteroid belt – a


region populated by millions of rocky
objects. These are left-overs from the
formation of the planets, 4.5 billion
years ago.
The Gas Giants

On the far side of the asteroid belt are


the four gas giants - Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune.

These planets are much bigger than


Earth, but very lightweight for their size.

They are mostly made of hydrogen and


helium.
Pluto

Until recently, the furthest known planet


was an icy world called Pluto.

However, Pluto is dwarfed by Earth’s


Moon and many astronomers think it is
too small to be called a true planet.
Dwarf Planets
An object named Eris, which is at
least as big as Pluto, was discovered
very far from the Sun in 2005.

More than 1,000 icy worlds such as


Eris have been discovered beyond
Pluto in recent years. These are called
Kuiper Belt Objects.

In 2006, the International


Astronomical Union decided that
Pluto and Eris must be classed as
“dwarf planets”.
Comets

Even further out are the comets of the


Oort Cloud.

These are so far away that they are


invisible in even the largest telescopes.

Every so often one of these comets is


disturbed and heads towards the Sun. It
then becomes visible in the night sky.
Ordering the Planets
Can you name the planets in order?
A fun way to remember the order of the
planets is to come up with a rhyme using the
My very first letters of the planet names. Working in
pairs, can you think of your own rhymes?
educated
mother just
served us Talk to
your
noodles. partner
about your
ideas.
Task 1

Write down the names of the planets


on the task sheet .

Where would you put other solar


system objects like the asteroid belt,
dwarf planets and comets?
Task 2
Research your planet or solar
system object.

Find out its:

• Colour,
• Shape
• Size
• Number of moons
• Number of rings
• Distinctive features
• Any other interesting facts

Record your information as a Pic


Collage
Task 3
Share what you found out with the As you listen , complete the task
class. sheet. Then answer the questions.
The Size of Earth

The Earth is very large. It has a diameter


of nearly 13,000 km.

It would take a plane travelling at 900


kmph about 2 days to fly all the way
around!

But the Earth is small compared to some


of the other planets in our Solar System.
The Planets to Scale

When we look at
pictures of our
Solar System in
books, we don’t
get a true idea of
their real sizes!
The Sun

But even Jupiter


is small
compared to the
Sun.

Now watch this!

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Quiz Time
What do you The Solar System and its Planets
know?

Try this .
Aim
• I can describe our Solar System and its planets.

Success Criteria
• I can name and order the planets in our Solar System.
• I can describe the planets in our Solar System..
• I can understand the size of the planets in our Solar System.

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