Introduction to The Planets

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Introduction to The Planets

• 6th Grade
• Science

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Objectives

• Introduce the Planets with up to date facts.
• Incorporate fun in the learning experience by
  making it interactive.
• Presentation is visual making students more
  susceptible to remembering.

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Lisa Wigal-Dolle

• Im originally from Athens, Ohio. I recently
  became interested in teaching, with a particular
  interest in middle-school. Ive always had a
  special interest in Science and am driven to
  deliver that vital knowledge to our your learners
  today.

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References

• http//www.nasa.gov/externalflash/nasa_gen/index.h
  tml
• http//www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/
• http//hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collect
  ion/4

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Mercury

• Mercury is closest to the sun
• 7 days on Mercury lasts 58.65 Earth days!
• During the day, the temperature is hotter than an
  oven. During the night, the temperature is
  colder than a freezer.

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• If you were on the surface of Mercury, the sun
  would look almost 3 times as big as it does on
  Earth!

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Venus

• Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
• Venus is the hottest planet , this is because
  fast-moving sulphuric acid clouds trap heat from
  the sun!

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• Venus rotates very slowly.
• 1 day on Venus 243 Earth days.
• Venus was named after the roman goddess of love.

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Earth

• Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.
• Earth is the only planet in our solar system that
  contains water. Water is the essential
  ingredient for life.

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• 1 day on Earth takes 23.93 hours.
• 1 dayhow long a planet takes to rotate around
  its axis once.
• The Earth is the 5th largest planet in our solar
  system

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Mars

• Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
• Mars is much colder than the Earth ranging from
  68 degrees to -220 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 1 year takes 687 Earth days.
• Images from Hubble Telescope

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Jupiter

• Jupiter is the 5th and largest planet in our
  solar system.
• It takes Jupiter 9.8 hours to revolve around its
  axis. It takes 11.86 Earth years for Jupiter to
  orbit the sun once.
• Images from Hubble Telescope

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The Great Red Spot

• Jupiters most famous feature is The Great Red
  Spot a colossal hurricane that has been blowing
  nonstop for at least 300 ears at 16,000 miles
  across!
• Images from Hubble Telescope

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Saturn

• Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun.
• Saturn has beautiful rings around it that range
  from a size of a fingernail to the size of a
  car.
• The average temperature on Saturn in -290 degrees.

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Uranus

• Uranus is the 7th planet from the sun.
• Uranuss surface is featureless and has a light
  blue color caused by a gas called Methane
• 11 days on Uranus takes 17.9 Earth hours.

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Neptune

• Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun
• Neptune could hold 60 Earths if it were hollow.
• Since Neptune was discovered in 1846, it has yet
  to complete a single revolution around the sun!

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Pluto

• Pluto is a dwarf planet that orbits through
  Neptunes orbit.
• Pluto was classified as a dwarf planet in 2006,
  before that it was considered a planet.

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• Pluto is the only planet is our Solar System
  that hasnt been visited by a spacecraft.
• NASA launched a mission to Pluto called New
  Horizons.
• New Horizons is due to fly by Pluto on 2015.NASA
  - New Horizons

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Images from Hubble Telescope
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