Our Solar System

TASK 1:
Write "TASK 1" on your paper.

With a partner, click the button below:

Click here for the Solar System website

Study the picture of the solar system and answer the following questions in your journal:

1.  There is one object not moving, what do you think it is?

2.  What do you notice to be different about some of the objects moving around?

3.  Which of these objects is the largest?  Why do you think it is the largest?

TASK 2:
Write "TASK 2" on your paper.

Draw the Sun, the 4 inner planets, the Asteroid Belt, the 4 outer planets, and Pluto.

Use the website above to write 1 interesting fact about each object you drew and label the object. Write your fact below the object or connect the fact to the object with a line so I know which fact goes with which object.