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Solar System Book. GOAL/PURPOSE. TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT THE OBJECTS THAT MAKE UP OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Design a book (Book Creator) presentation Listing facts and information about each planet and the sun https :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHsq36_NTU. FOR EACH PAGE OF THE BOOK.
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GOAL/PURPOSE • TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT THE OBJECTS THAT MAKE UP OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • Design a book (Book Creator) presentation • Listing facts and information about each planet and the sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHsq36_NTU
FOR EACH PAGE OF THE BOOK • 1-2 IMAGES/PICTURES • Size/diameter compared to earth • Astronomical units?(AU) and distance from earth/sun • Temp range • Length of day/year • Number of satellites(MOONS)/rings • ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS • Video link about each • LIST WEBSITES USED
Answer the following questions about each terrestrial planet to include on their PAGE(use complete sentences) Mercury • Why is mercury difficult to see? • How many earth days equal a Mercury day? • What spacecraft visited Mercury? Venus • Why is Venus visible from earth? • Why does the sun rise in the west and set in the east on Venus? • Describe the atmosphere and surface of Venus. Earth • When was the earth formed? • What is unique about the earths surface? • What is the term for the slow movement of the earths surface? Mars • Why was mars named after a god of war? • Describe the largest volcano on Mars. • What are the names of this planets 2 moons?
Answer the following questions about the Gas Giants to include on their PAGE (use complete sentences) Jupiter • What is the most famous feature on Jupiter, and what is it really? • Why could we not breath the air on Jupiter? • What spacecraft have we sent to Jupiter? Saturn • What did the 2 humps observed by Galileo turn out to be? • What spacecraft have we sent and when? • What are the rings made of? Uranus • What is unusual about the north and south pole and why? • What are 2 important facts about the moons of Uranus? • What made Uranus appears to blink? Neptune • What was first used to discover Neptune • What made the scientist think that Neptune must exist? • How many satellites doe Neptune have? Pluto 1. Explain why poor Pluto is no longer considered a planet?