The 9 Planets In Our Solar System

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By Kristen Cipolla
The 9 Planets In Our Solar System
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Our 9 Planets

• There are nine planets
• that circle the sun, and
• soon each and everyone
• of you will be able to
• name each one.

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Mercury

• Closest to the sun
• Days are very hot
• Nights are very cold
• No water
• Very little air

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Venus

• Second planet from the sun
• Brightest planet
• Covered by a think layer of yellow clouds
• Always hot, dry, and windy
• Never rains
• Atmosphere has a lot of carbon dioxide
• Has more gravity

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Earth

• Third planet closest to the sun
• Only planet that has life on it
• Spins all the time
• Turns one time every year

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Mars

• Fourth planet from the sun
• The red planet, the color of rust
• It is covered with dust
• Has dust storms
• It is cold
• Has two moons, Phobos and Deimos
• It has a volcano, a canyon, and a polar ice cap
• Last of the inner planets

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Jupiter

• Fifth planet from the sun
• First of the outer planets
• Huge ball of gas
• Biggest planet of all
• Has many moons
• Has a great red spot

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Saturn

• Sixth planet from the sun
• Has thousands of rings
• It is lighter than water
• A gas planet
• Had clouds and lots of moons

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Uranus

• Seventh planet from the sun
• Has satellites that surround it
• Its a bluish green
• Never gets warm
• Its a gas planet
• Has gray rings and moons
• Lies on its side

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Neptune

• Eighth planet from the sun
• Its a beautiful blue
• Looks like a blue twin of Uranus
• Its Great Dark Spot is a giant cyclone
• Last of the giant gas planets
• Its stormy

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Pluto

• Farthest planet from the sun
• Its chilly and cold
• Some think its covered with ice
• Has a moon, Charon
• Many scientists think its not a real planet

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The Planet Anagram

• My Mercury
• Very Venus
• Educated Earth
• Mother Mars
• Just Jupiter
• Served Saturn
• Us Uranus Nine Neptune
• Pizzas Pluto

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Planet Poem

• Here are nine planets that we know.
• Round and round the Sun they go.
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
• These are the planets near our star.
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus too.
• Neptune, Pluto, we cant see you.
• These are the nine planets that we know.
• Round and round the Sun they go.

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Solar System Mobile

• Students will make a solar system mobile that
  will show the each planet and their difference in
  size.
• Students will need
• Cardboard
• Compass
• Pencil
• Markers/Crayons
• String
• Tape/Glue
• 5 small twigs/Wooden rods

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• CONTINUE.
• The students will use the table below to make
  each planet their correct size by using their
  compass. They will trace the circles that
  represent the planets on cardboard, cut them out,
  and then color them.
• Mercury 3/8 Saturn 10
• Venus 7/8 Uranus 4
• Earth 1 Neptune 3 ¾
• Mars 9/16 Pluto ¼
• Jupiter 11

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Planetary Distance Activity

• This activity will show the students how far the
  planets are from the sun.
• Students will need
• Thumbtacks/Tape
• Crayons/Markers
• Scissors
• A ruler
• Several sheets of paper
• As a class the students will draw a picture of
  the sun and each planet and also label them. They
  will read the table given to them to see how far
  from the sun each planet is. They will pick a
  point on the wall to be the sun and tack/tape
  their drawings. The students will use a ruler to
  measure where each planet belongs.

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• Distances of the Planets from the Sun
• (Table for Activity)
• Mercury 35,898,000 miles (2 inches)
• Venus 67,084,000 miles (3 inches)
• Earth 92,752,000 miles (4 inches)
• Mars 141,298,000 miles (6 inches)
• Jupiter 482,546,000 miles (1 foot, 9 inches)
• Saturn 884,740,000 miles (3 feet, 2 inches)
• Uranus 1,779,152,000 miles (6 feet, 5 inches)
• Neptune 2,787,892,000 miles (10 feet, 1 inch)
• Pluto 3,658,000,000 miles (13 feet, 3 inches)

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Planets Song

• By Cassie Sherman
• I know the planets one by one
• Starting with the ones closet to the sun.
• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
• Are the first four among the stars.
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Are the next planets in my tune.
• Plutos the farthest one from the sun.
• I know the planets one by one.