Magic School Rocket by Sherry Lynne Julio HELP Jeff the Alien is lost in space and needs your help t

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Magic School Rocketby Sherry Lynne JulioHELP!
Jeff the Alien is lost in space and needs your
help to go back to his dark home! Jeff gets
sunburn easily so you need to take him away from
the Sun. Can you help Jeff the Alien? or
Yes
No
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Let's get started!

• Directions
• Help Jeff the Alien find his way back home by
  answering each question correctly.
• Each correct answer will take you and Jeff
  farther from the sun.

START
Good Luck! Put your thinking caps on!
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Lost In Space
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Question 1

• Fill in the blank.
• Our solar system contains

9 planets and other smaller objects that orbit
the Sun.
Space ships and aliens
Gravity
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Great start! Keep it up!
Our Solar System has 9 planets and several
galaxies around the Sun.
Lets jump to another Planet!
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Question 2

• Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

Mars
Mercury
Saturn
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You're Right!
Lets jump to another Planet!
Mercury is the closest Planet to the Sun.
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Question 3

• This planet is known to be the hottest planet in
  the solar system and Earths closest neighbor.

Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
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You're Right!
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system.
It is the second planet from theSun.
Lets jump to another Planet!
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Wrong Answer!

• Try again!

Return to question
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Question 4

• Which planet is 70 covered with water?

Earth
Venus
Sun
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Good Job! You are out of this world!
Lets jump to Another Planet!
Earth is the only planet in the solar system that
is 70 covered with by water. Earth is the 3rd
planet from the Sun.
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Question 5

• ________ is the only planet that has either an
  atmosphere or daytime similar to Earth. Its
  reddish color is caused by rust in the soil.

Jupiter
Mars
Uranus
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Good Job! You are out of this world!
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is the
only planet that has an atmosphere similar to
Earth.
Lets jump to Another Planet!
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Question 6

• _______ is the biggest planet in the solar system
  and is the 5th planet away from the Sun.

Jupiter
Pluto
Earth
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Good Job! You are out of this world!
Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun and also
the largest in our solar system.
Lets jump to Another Planet!
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Question 7

• This planet is the 2nd largest in the solar
  system. It is also known as the planet that can
  float on water.

Earth
Saturn
Sun
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You are a GENIUS!
Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun. It is the
2nd largest planet in our solar system, but also
the very lightest.
Lets jump to another Planet!
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Question 8

• ______ is the 7th planet from the sun and is
  tilted on its side.

Venus
Uranus
Saturn
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Great Job!
Uranus is known as the planet tilted on its
side. It is also the 7th planet from the Sun.
Lets jump to another Planet!
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Question 9

• This planet is 8th from the Sun. It has a surface
  of icy cold liquid methane that makes it look
  shiny blue.

Neptune
Pluto
Mercury
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You're Right!
Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun and the
4th largest planet in our solar system.
Lets jump to another Planet!
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Question 10

• ______ is the farthest planet from the Sun and
  the smallest in the solar system.

Pluto
Saturn
Neptune
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Congratulations! You Win!
Play Again
Quit Game

• You reached the final planet Pluto. Jeff is happy
  to know hell be safe from the Suns bright glow.
  Jeff says Thanks for playing!

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Sherry Lynne JulioPre-Service TeacherUniversity
of Houston

• Grade level 3rd
• Content Area Science
• Purpose
• To review students about the planets in our Solar
  System through the means of interactive
  technology.

• TEKS objectives
• 3.11 Science concepts.
• (C) identify the planets in our solar system and
  their position in relation to the sun and
• (D) Describe the characteristics of the sun.

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Game Over

• Information for this game was provided by
• Free GIFS Animation
• http//www.fg-a.com/gifs.html
• Webdeveloper.com
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• DiscoverySchool.com
• http//school.discovery.com/
• Farndon, John.1,000 Facts of Space.U.K. Backpack
  Books, 2002
• Animation Factory
• www.animafactory.com
• NASA Kids
• http//www.nasakids.com
• Texas Education Agency
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/