TEKS & Objectives
7.9. The student knows components of our solar system.
8.7 The student knows the effects resulting from cyclical movements of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
We will explore the motion of objects in space.
I will identify the components of our solar system.
1. Watch videos.
2. Review vocabulary.
Solar System A star with a group of planets, moons, comets and asteroids that orbit it
Rocky Planet A planet with a rocky ground
Atmosphere The blanket of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet
Gas Giant A huge planet made almost entirely of gases like hydrogen and helium. Unlike rocky planets such as Earth, they don’t have a solid surface you could stand on.
3. Label the sun and planets.
(with optional wordsearch)
4. See a scale model of the solar system.
Vocabulary Alert: A scale model is small but exact copy of something.
Speaking of the solar system…
Why haven’t aliens visited ours yet?
They read the reviews… only one star.
5. “The Solar System”
6. Play a game at the NASA website.
Write your own adventure story.
This is a lot like Mad Libs.
Play Solar System Switch-a-Roo.
This is a puzzle game.
