Space

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Space
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Warm-Up
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What would you say if

• What would you say if your mom came home with
  blue hair?
• What would you say if you arrived at school
  wearing only your underwear?
• What would you say if you saw two of your
  classmates kissing in the bathroom?
• What would you say if you just won 1,000,000 US
  Dollars?

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What would you say to your mom if she came home
with blue hair?
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What would you say to your friend if he/she
arrived at school wearing only their underwear?
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What would you do if you just won 1,000,000 US
Dollars?
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Outer Space
any place outside the Earth's atmosphere
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Outer Space
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Astronauts People who go to Outer Space
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Space Shuttle vehicle used to fly to Outer Space
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planets
Earth
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Our Solar System

• Sun a big, hot, burning star in the middle of
  our solar system.
• 8 planets and 1 dwarf (small) planet
• Moons - Each planet has one or more moons. There
  are over 61 moons in our solar system.
• Asteroids big rocky or metallic objects flying
  through space
• Comets - small, icy objects that have very long
  tails when they fly through space.
• Meteors - small rocks that travel through space.
  They are smaller than asteroids.

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The Planets orbit (go around) the Sun
Planets
Sun
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Mercury

• Closest planet to the Sun
• It has craters (big holes).
• It has no atmosphere (no air).

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Venus

• The atmosphere (air) is very hot
• The air is made of swirling clouds of carbon
  dioxide (a gas).
• Venus is called the Evening Star.

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Earth

• It is the only planet to support life as we know
  it.
• It is the third planet from the Sun.
• It is made of rock and surrounded by a layer of
  gas called an atmosphere.

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Mars

• It is called the red planet.
• It is most like the Earth.
• It has two moons.

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Jupiter

• It is the largest planet.
• It has a Great Red Spot.
• It has twice as much mass as all other planets
  put together.

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Saturn

• It has thousands of rings.
• It is the second largest planet.

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Uranus

• It spins on a nearly horizontal axis.
• It is made of gas and liquid gas.
• It tips on its side when it travels.

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Neptune

• It has an icy moon called Triton.
• It is blue in color.
• It is made of gas.

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Pluto

• It is the smallest planet.
• It is called a dwarf planet because it is so
  small.
• It was the last planet to be discovered.

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Can you remember the Planets?
My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Nine
Pizzas
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Lets compare the Planets

• The largest planet is Jupiter. It is followed by
  Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars,
  Mercury, and, finally, tiny Pluto.

Large, Larger, Largest Small, Smaller,
Smallest
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• Hottest
• Mercury 150C
• Venus 450C
• Earth 0 C
• Mars (-)50C
• Jupiter (-)150C
• Saturn (-)190C
• Uranus (-) 250C
• Neptune (-) 240C
• Pluto (-) 245C
• Coldest

hot, hotter, hottest cold, colder, coldest
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How to remember the planets

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

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The Planets In Order