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Space. Warm-Up. 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?
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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?
What would you say to your mom if she came home with blue hair?
What would you say to your friend if he/she arrived at school wearing only their underwear?
Outer Space any place outside the Earth's atmosphere
planets Earth
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.
The Planets orbit (go around) the Sun Planets Sun
Mercury • Closest planet to the Sun • It has craters (big holes). • It has no atmosphere (no air).
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.
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.
Mars • It is called the red planet. • It is most like the Earth. • It has two moons.
Jupiter • It is the largest planet. • It has a “Great Red Spot.” • It has twice as much mass as all other planets put together.
Saturn • It has thousands of rings. • It is the second largest planet.
Uranus • It spins on a nearly horizontal axis. • It is made of gas and liquid gas. • It tips on its side when it travels.
Neptune • It has an icy moon called Triton. • It is blue in color. • It is made of gas.
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.
Can you remember the Planets? “My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas”
Let’s 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
hot, hotter, hottest cold, colder, coldest Hottest • Mercury 150°C • Venus 450°C • Earth 0 °C • Mars (-)50°C • Jupiter (-)150°C • Saturn (-)190°C • Uranus (-) 250°C • Neptune (-) 240°C • Pluto (-) 245°C Coldest
How to remember the planets • Mercury - My • Venus - Very • Earth - Eager • Mars - Mother • Jupiter - Just • Saturn - Served • Uranus - Us • Neptune - Nine • Pluto - Pizzas