THE SOLAR SYSTEM

CONTENT AREA:SCIENCE
GRADE LEVEL:1ST GRADE
OBJECTIVES
Studentswill identify the different parts of the solar system.
Students will recognizethe different planets in the solar system.
Students will createan imageof the solar system.

CommonCore Standards
CCSS.SCIENCE.CONTENT.1.S.1
CCSS.SCIENCE.CONTENT.1.E.3
CCSS.SCIENCE.CONTENT.1.E.4
QUESTIONS?

Whatmakes up the solar system?

What is a planet?
What makesEarth different?
What is thesun and moon?
WHAT ISA SOLAR SYSTEM?

Thesolar system is made up of:

Planets and their moons
Stars
Asteroids
Meteoroids
Comets
EXPLORING OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
THE SUN AND MOON

Our Star Earth's Friend the Moon

The Sun isa star found at the center of the solar system The moonis the Earth's only satellite

It gives off energy which gives Earth life

a satelliteis a space body the orbits a
It is one of millions and millions of stars in the galaxy planet
The sun can hold1.3 million Earths, that's a lot! It is the5th largest moon in the solar system

We can only see one side of the moon from Earth

We can never see the dark side of the

moon
MEET THE PLANETS

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

THE8 PLANETS
JovianPlanets (Gas
Terrestrial Planets Giants)
The inner planetsclosest to the sun The outer giant planetsoutside the asteroid belt

Mercury Jupiter
Venus Saturn
Earth Uranus
Mars Neptune
Earth- like planets Outer layers made up of gas

Made up of rocksor metals with ahard surface

THE ODDBALL, EARTH

Earth isjust rightforpeople and animals to live on

Itis the only planetwithwater
Earth's atmospherehas just the right amountof oxygen
It is the perfect distance from the sun
GETTING A CLOSER LOOK ATOUR SOLAR
SYSTEM

Lets take a closer look at our solar system