The Solar System

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The 
Solar 
System

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Do you know what is in the center of our Solar System?

Slide 2 - Question ouverte

The Sun is at the center of our Solar System.

Slide 3 - Diapositive

The planets travel around the sun
The path the planets take around the Sun, is called its orbit

Slide 4 - Diapositive

Our sun is actually a star named Sol. That is why it is called the Solar System. 

Slide 5 - Diapositive

All the stars you see in the sky are like our sun, but some are bigger and some are smaller. 

They looks so small because they are very far away. 

Slide 6 - Diapositive

There are 8 planets in our solar system. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Slide 7 - Diapositive

These are Unicorn Noodles 
This is a Very Excellent Monkey

Slide 8 - Diapositive

What does that have to do with planets? Can you guess?

Slide 9 - Question ouverte

My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn Noodles is a pneumonic, (a trick to help your brain remember) that can help you remember the order of the planets from the Sun!

Slide 10 - Diapositive

The Go Noodle video, “Unicorn Noodles” can help us remember the order of the planets from the Sun!

Slide 11 - Diapositive

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Slide 12 - Vidéo

00:33
Which would be easiest to remember?
A
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
B
My very excellent monkey just served unicorn noodles.
C
MVEMJSUN
D
Not sure.

Slide 13 - Quiz

01:51
How do you think can we remember which M is Mars and which M is Mercury?

Slide 14 - Carte mentale

Mercury
MY Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn NoodlesText

Slide 15 - Diapositive

Mercury 

  • The closest planet to the Sun
  • Goes from VERY hot to VERY cold 
  • The smallest planet in our solar system

Slide 16 - Diapositive

Venus
My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn Noodles

Slide 17 - Diapositive

Venus
  • The HOTTEST planet in our solar system
  • Covered in volcanos 🌋 
  • About the same size as Earth
  • The brightest object in the night sky

Slide 18 - Diapositive

What is the name of the planet that we live on?
A
Moon
B
America
C
World
D
Earth

Slide 19 - Quiz

Earth
My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn Noodles

Slide 20 - Diapositive

Earth
  • Our home planet! 
  • The only planet we know of that supports life, like plants, animals, and people
  • Earth is the only planet that’s not too hot, and not too cold 

Slide 21 - Diapositive

Earth is known as the Goldilocks planet.
Goldilocks needed her porridge to be not to hot, and not too cold, but juuuuust right. Living things are the same way. We need just the right conditions to survive.

Slide 22 - Diapositive

Our Moon

  • The Moon revolves around the Earth
  • Our moon’s gravity is what causes the ocean’s tides
  • It also affects our climate and our seasons

Slide 23 - Diapositive

Do you know what gravity is?

Slide 24 - Question ouverte

Mars






My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served unicorn Noodles

Slide 25 - Diapositive

Mars
  • Known as the red planet
  • Sometimes appears red in the night sky
  • Half the size of Earth
  • Has 2 moons
  • We have sent robots called rovers to Mars to explore and take pictures for us

Slide 26 - Diapositive

A view of Venus in the night sky
A view of Mars in the night sky
Some planets are so bright, you don’t need a telescope to see them!

Slide 27 - Diapositive

Let’s see if you can remember the order of the first 4 planets using our pneumonic trick, My
Let’s see if you can remember the order of the first 4 planets using our pneumonic trick.





On the next slide, Drag and Drop the picture of each planet to its matching memory word from our pneumonic, My Very Excellent Monkey…

Example

Slide 28 - Diapositive

My
Very
Excellent
Monkey

Slide 29 - Question de remorquage

Great! Now only 4 planets to go
Just- Jupiter
Served- Saturn
Unicorn- Uranus
Noodles- Neptune

Slide 30 - Diapositive

Jupiter


  • The largest planet in our solar system
  • A gas giant, which means it is a large planet that is made of gases, rather than solid ground like Earth
  • Has a giant storm , known as the Great Red Spot
  • Jupiter has at least 79 moons

Slide 31 - Diapositive

Jupiter






My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn Noodles

Slide 32 - Diapositive

Saturn



  • Second largest planet
  • Large visible rings surround Saturn
  • Rings are made of dust, ice, and rock particles
  • Another gas giant

Slide 33 - Diapositive

Saturn






 My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn Noodles

Slide 34 - Diapositive

Uranus






My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn Noodles

Slide 35 - Diapositive

Uranus

  • The only planet that is tilted on its side
  • Also has rings, but much smaller than Saturn’s ring system
  • Uranus is an ice giant, which are planets that have a rocky surface covered in frozen and flowing liquids
  • Methane gas in the atmosphere (sky) gives Uranus a blue appearance
Methane gas is in the natural gas used to power gas stoves

Slide 36 - Diapositive

Neptune






My Very Excellent Monkey Just Served Unicorn Noodles

Slide 37 - Diapositive

Neptune


  • The furthest planet from the sun
  • The coldest planet 🥶 
  • Like Uranus, Neptune has methane in the atmosphere 
  • A deep blue color 
  • Has a thick windy atmosphere 

Slide 38 - Diapositive

Just
Served
Unicorn
Noodles

Slide 39 - Question de remorquage

Am I forgetting someone?





You may have heard of a ninth planet  named Pluto. Pluto is no longer considered one of the 8 planets in our solar system

Slide 40 - Diapositive

Slide 41 - Vidéo

Dwarf Planets
  • Pluto is now classified as a Dwarf Planet
  • Dwarf planets are much smaller than the other planets, even smaller than our moon
  • Many other dwarf planets have been discovered, some even closer to Earth than Pluto!

Slide 42 - Diapositive

Do you think Pluto should still be considered a planet? What about the other dwarf planets?

Slide 43 - Carte mentale

 Sun
Let’s see if we can remember the order of the planets from the Sun. Match the name of the planet to each planet below. 
Venus
Mars
Mercury 
Saturn
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus

Slide 44 - Question de remorquage

Which planet is your favorite?

Slide 45 - Carte mentale

Let’s draw our favorite planets! Here is a demonstration for drawing the Earth, but we can color it different to make it any planet we want.
Create your own planet if you want!

Slide 46 - Diapositive

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Slide 47 - Vidéo