Britney Belt

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• Britney Belt
• Prepared for 5th Grade Students
• A Lesson on the Planets

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What is a Planet?

• A planet is a body of considerable mass that
  orbits a star.
  
• There are nine planets in our solar system. They
  include Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus, Saturn,
  Neptune, Uranus Jupiter, and Pluto.

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Where are the Planets Located?

• In order from closest to the sun are Mercury,
  Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
  Neptune, and Pluto.
  

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How to Remember The Planet Order..

• An easy way to remember the location of the
  planets, in order from closest to the sun is by
  using this simple trick.
  
• Use the first letter of each word in this
  statement to represent the planet. My Very
  Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.
  
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
  Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
  

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Mercury

•  Mercury, the planet nearest the Sun, is the
  second smallest planet in the solar system.
  
• This tiny planet does not have any rings or
  moons.
  
• This planet is covered in craters.

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Venus

• Venus does not have any moons or rings.
• The atmosphere of Venus is very hot and thick.
• The average temperature is 855 F.

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Earth

•  Earth, our home planet, is a beautiful blue and
  white ball when seen from space. The third planet
  from the Sun, it is the largest of the inner
  planets.
• Earth is the only planet known to support life
  and to have liquid water at the surface.

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Mars

• Mars, Earth's outer neighbor, is the fourth
  planet from the Sun.
  
• Mars' bright appearance and reddish color stand
  out in the night sky.
  
• Mars has huge volcanoes and valleys and lots of
  dust storms.

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Jupiter

• Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar
  system.
  
• Jupiter, has very strong wind storms.
• Jupiter looks very colorful because it is made up
  colorful molecules such as sulfur.

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Saturn

• Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, has the
  most spectacular set of rings in the solar
  system.
  
• This planet also has 31 moons.

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Uranus

• Uranus has a faint ring system and 27 known
  moons.
  
• Uranus is the most strange planet of all because
  the daytime on Uranus lasts for the whole summer.

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Neptune

• Neptune, which is usually the eighth planet from
  the Sun,and it is a very cold place.
  
• Occasionally, the ninth planet Pluto crosses
  Neptune's orbit and becomes the "eight planet."

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Pluto

•  Pluto is usually the outermost planet in the
  solar system.
  
• It is the only planet that has not been visited
  by a spacecraft from Earth.

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• Get a pencil and paper and complete the matching
  quiz.
  
• You can also print out the quiz by clicking the
  button.
  
• Be sure to match the numbers on the left with the
  letters on the right!
  

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Answers

• 1. D
• 2. B
• 3. E
• 4. H
• 5. A
• 6. C
• 7. F
• 8. I
• 9. G

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For More Information.

• For more information about the planets this might
  be helpful
  
• Check out local libraries
• Try the internet, this site is very handy
  http//www.nineplanets.org/nineplanets.html
  
• Use encyclopedias

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References

• http//www.nineplanets.org/nineplanets.html
• http//pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm

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Matching Activity!