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Join Rainey Hinrichs' 4th grade class on an exciting journey through our solar system! Discover the eight planets that orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Learn about terrestrial planets, which are rocky and smaller, and jovian planets, which are gaseous and larger. With fascinating facts, a fun solar system song, and resources to learn more, this lesson plan is perfect for young astronomers eager to explore our cosmic neighborhood!
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The Solar System Rainey Hinrichs 4th Grade Class
Planets Eight planets in our solar system. All revolve around the Sun. 1st- Mercury 2nd- Venus 3rd- Earth 4th- Mars 5th- Jupiter 6th- Saturn 7th- Uranus 8th- Neptune Solar System Song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhNPYZ3WcQ0
Terrestrial Planets Rocky planets. Smaller, less mass, more dense than Jovian planets. Mercury Venus Earth Mars
Jovian Planets Gaseous planets. Larger, more mass, less dense than Terrestrial planets. Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Moons Earth- 1 Mars- 2 Jupiter- 60-ish Saturn- 60 Uranus- 27 Neptune- 13
Works Cited http://www.sherwoodharrington.com/TerrJov.htm http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Display=Moons http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-saturn.html http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_atmosphere.jpg http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0909527.html http://www.universetoday.com/19699/does-the-moon-rotate/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhNPYZ3WcQ0