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Solar System Unit

Make a Solar System (18 Solar System Projects for Kids)
Sun:
Demonstrated the heat of the sun using a magnifying glass

Make a Solar Oven (great way to show the energy / heat the sun provides)
Demonstrate a Solar Eclipse
Moon:
Oreo Moon Phases (free printable)

Chart the Moon (printable following)
Make a Telescope
Learn about Moon Exploration
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Video Clips: Nasa Apollo 11
Audio Clip: Apollo 11 landing on moon
Audio Clip: Apllo 11 Launch Countdown
Video: Neil Armstrong's historic "One small step for man..
Fieldtrip (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
Planets:
Make Craters to explore the surface of Mercury

Make Lava to explore the surface of Venus
Make a Compass to explore the powerful magnetic field of Earth
Build Olympus Mons the biggest mountain peak in solar system is on Mars
Make a Hurricane Tube example of what Great Red Spot is like on Jupiter
Make a Centaur Rocket like Cassini that was sent to Saturn
Make Clouds to help understand gas giants like Uranus & Neptune
Other:
Discuss Comets, Meteorites, Asteroids

Stars - create a Constellation Planetarium or Marshmallow Constellations
Build a Model Space Station (try building a robotic arm or using garden gloves while
working like they would in space)
Learn about Galileo
Learn about Sally Ride
Astronauts touch meteor rocks, visit Nasa, learn about Apollo 11 and centrifugal force,
eat astronaut food
Astronomer
A person who studies space
Constellation
One of 88 groupings of stars that make an
imaginary picture.
Solar System
A star and the objects that orbit it
Planet
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Orbit
Star
An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one

object in space takes around another one.
A bright, shining ball of gases such as Earths

sun, usually seen in the night sky
Galaxy
A very large group of stars, gas, and dust held
together by gravity
Asteroid Belt
Astronaut
The area between Mars and Jupiter were

many asteroids are found.
A person who travels into space
Atmosphere
Comet
Dwarf Planet
The air surrounding a planet
A space object with a large orbit around the

sun, made up of icy gases, rock, and dust
A kind of small planet, including Ceres, Pluto,

Haumea, Makemake, and Eris
Gravity
The strong, invisible force that pulls
things to the center of a planet or star.
It keeps things from floating off Earth
into the sky
Meteor
A chunk of space rock that burns as it travels
through Earths atmosphere; sometimes
called a shooting star
Moon Phases
Planet
The eight changing views of the moon as it

orbits earth: new, waxing crescent, first
quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous,
last quarter, and waning crescent.
A large, round object that orbits a star
Moon
A natural object that orbits a planet
Rocket
A powerful spacecraft that lifts astronauts and
satellites and other equipment into space
Sun
The sun is a star that is very hot; the warmth
and light keeps plants and animals on Earth
alive. The sun is the center of our solar
system.
Satellite
A spacecraft that orbits a planet and is filled
with equipment to do jobs such as tracking
weather and making maps
Universe
Mercury
Everything in space
Of the 8 big planets that orbits the sun. It is

the smallest and closest to the sun. Mercury
is about the size of our moon and gets very
hot at day and very cold at night.
Telescope
A piece of equipment, usually shaped like a
tube, that makes faraway things look closer
Venus
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar
system. Most of Venus is covered in lava, hot
rock that comes from volcanoes. You can see
Venus at night; it looks like the brightest star
in the sky.
Earth
Earth is our home and the only planet known
to support life. Most of the earth is covered
by oceans.
Mars
Mars looks reddish because there is a lot of
iron in the rocks on the surface. Mars has 2
moons: Phobos and Deimos.
Saturn
Uranus
Saturn has thousands of rings that are made

up of bits of icy rocks; some as small as specks
of dust. Saturn has at least 53 moons.
Uranus is tipped onto its side and is called

Uranus. This planet is the coldest of our 8 big
planets. It has at least 27 moons.
Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar
system; all the other planets in our solar
system could fit inside it. It looks cloudy
because it spins very fast pulling clouds into
bands around the earth.
Neptune
Like Jupiter, Neptune is known as a gas giant.
This planet has wild weather with winds more
than 1,000 miles an hour. It takes Neptune
165 years to travel all the way around the sun.
Solar System Vocabulary

a)
Asteroid Belt
_____ 1) A bright shinning ball of gas
b)
Astronaut
_____ 2) A chunk of space rock that burns as it travels through Earths atmosphere
c)
Astronomer
_____ 3) A large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
d)
Atmosphere
_____ 4) A large round object that orbits a star
e)
Comet
_____ 5) A person who studies space
f)
Constellation
_____ 6) A person who travels into space
g)
Galaxy
_____ 7) A piece of equipment that makes far away objects appear closer
h)
Gravity
_____ 8) A powerful spacecraft that lifts people and equipment into space
i)
Meteor
_____ 9) A regular repeating path around another object in space
j)
Orbit
_____ 10) A space object made up of icy gasses, rock, and dust
k)
Planet
_____ 11) A spacecraft that orbits a planet with equipment to track weather, make maps, and more
l)
Rocket
_____ 12) A strong invisible force that pulls things to the center of an object in space
m) Satellite
_____13) An area between Mars and Jupiter filled with asteroids
n)
Star
_____14) Everything in space
o)
Telescope
_____15) One of 88 groupings of star that make a picture
p)
Universe
_____16) The air surrounding a planet
What is Astronomy Review

What are the names of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the name of Americas space program?
NASA
What is the name of the astronomer who first said that the earth revolves
around the sun?
Copernicus
What is the name of the astronomer who learned how to study space with a
telescope?
Galileo
The Sun Review
Planets:
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
How long is
a year in
earth days
88 days
225 days
365 days
687 days
How long is
a day in
earth hours
59 days
243 days
24 hours
25 hours
What is the
temperatur
e like during
the day &
night
750 F day
-300 F night
870 F all the

time
Varies
-81 degrees
-(can get up
to 32 F )
How many earths would fit inside the sun?

1,000,000
How many miles away is the sun?
92,935,700
What are sunspots and how do they affect us?
Dark spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun; the more sun
spots on the sun the hotter the earth is.
What is the difference between revolving and rotating?
Revolve means to move around something else; rotate means turning
Why do we see color? What color has short waves?
The color of the sun is actually all the colors of the rainbow red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. We see color based on how long the
waves are and what light gets stuck in when the length of the waves stop.
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse happens when the sun gets hidden behind the moon and for a A
few moments during the day you can't see the sun. Sometimes there are up to
five in one year; but they can't be seen from everywhere on earth.
Inner Planets Review

What does it mean to be a terrestrial planet?
Has a surface that is hard; could be stood on
What is different about the rotation of Venus?
Venus rotates the opposite direction of the other planets
What is the largest Volcano in our solar system? What planet is it on?
Olympus Mons, Mars
Planets:
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
How long is
a year in
earth days
12 years
30 years
84 years
164 years
How long is
a day in
earth hours
10 hours
10 hours
17 hours
16 hours
What is the
temperatur
e like during
the day &
night
- 234 F
-300 F
-350 F
--370 F
Outer Planets Review

What does it mean to be a gaseous planet?
There is no surface to stand on; planet is made up mostly of gases
How does Jupiter protect Earth?
Jupiters strong gravitational pull draws space rocks to itself so they dont hit
Earth
What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
Giant storm (like a hurricane) that has lasted at least 300 years
What was the problem with spacecraft Galileo?
The antennae wouldnt open
Which planets are considered twins (hint there are 2 sets)
Jupiter & Saturn; Uranus & Neptune
What is a shepherd moon?
Moons inside rings whose gravity actually keeps all the rocks in the ring stay in
orbit.
What chemical makes Uranus and Neptune look blue?
Methane
What is the Great Dark Spot?
A massive storm, like on Jupiter
What is Astronomy Review

What are the names of the planets?
What is the name of Americas space program?
What is the name of the astronomer who first said that the earth revolves around the sun?
What is the name of the astronomer who learned how to study space with a telescope?
The Sun Review

How many earths would fit inside the sun?
How many miles away is the sun?
What are sunspots and how do they affect us?
Does the sun have a satellite?
What is the difference between revolving and rotating?
Why do we see color? What color has short waves?
What is a solar eclipse?
Inner Planets Review

The first four planets from the son are terrestrial planets. What does that mean?
What is different about the rotation of Venuus?
What is the largest volcano in our solar system? What planet is it on?
Fill out the following chart

Start by adding the first four planet beginning with the planet closest to the sun
Planets
How long is a year in
earth days
How long is a day in

earth hours
What is the
temperature like
during the day &
night
Outer Planets Review

What does it mean to be a gaseous planet?
How does Jupiter protect Earth?
What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and the Great Dark Spot on Neptuen?
Which planets are considered twin planets? (there are two sets)\
What was the problem the spececraft Galileo encountered?
What is a shepherd moon?
What chemical makes Uranus and Neptune look blue?
Start by adding the first four planet beginning with the planet closest to the sun
Planets
How long is a year in
earth days
How long is a day in

earth hours
What is the
temperature like
during the day &
night
Label the Planets

Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Venus
Planet Order
M __________
V __________
E __________
M __________
J __________
S __________
U __________
N __________
My
Very
Educated
Mother
Just
Served
Us
Nachos
Moon Phases
Word Bank:
new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing
gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter,
and waning crescent
Date
Moon Observations
For 4 nights this week to observe the moon and write your
observations below.
What I observed
Picture of what the

moon looked like
Facts About Mercury
Facts About Venus
Facts About Earth
Facts About Mars
Facts About Jupiter
Facts About Saturn
Facts About Uranus
Facts About Neptune

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Solar System Unit

Demonstrated the heat of the sun using a magnifying glass

Oreo Moon Phases (free printable)

Video Clips: Nasa Apollo 11

Audio Clip: Apollo 11 landing on moon

Audio Clip: Apllo 11 Launch Countdown

Video: Neil Armstrong's historic "One small step for man..

Fieldtrip (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)

Make Craters to explore the surface of Mercury

Discuss Comets, Meteorites, Asteroids

An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one

A bright, shining ball of gases such as Earths

The area between Mars and Jupiter were

A person who travels into space

The air surrounding a planet

A space object with a large orbit around the

A kind of small planet, including Ceres, Pluto,

The eight changing views of the moon as it

A large, round object that orbits a star

Of the 8 big planets that orbits the sun. It is

Saturn has thousands of rings that are made

Uranus is tipped onto its side and is called

Solar System Vocabulary

_____ 1) A bright shinning ball of gas

_____ 4) A large round object that orbits a star

_____ 5) A person who studies space

_____ 6) A person who travels into space

_____ 9) A regular repeating path around another object in space

_____13) An area between Mars and Jupiter filled with asteroids

_____14) Everything in space

_____15) One of 88 groupings of star that make a picture

_____16) The air surrounding a planet

What is Astronomy Review

The Sun Review

870 F all the

How many earths would fit inside the sun?

Inner Planets Review

Outer Planets Review

What is Astronomy Review

What is the name of Americas space program?

The Sun Review

How many miles away is the sun?

What are sunspots and how do they affect us?

Does the sun have a satellite?

What is the difference between revolving and rotating?

Why do we see color? What color has short waves?

What is a solar eclipse?

Inner Planets Review

What is different about the rotation of Venuus?

Fill out the following chart

How long is a day in

Outer Planets Review

How does Jupiter protect Earth?

What was the problem the spececraft Galileo encountered?

What is a shepherd moon?

What chemical makes Uranus and Neptune look blue?

How long is a day in

Label the Planets