2. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
• ( Objectives )
• The student be able to :
• 1-Explore and make a model of an
orbit.
• 2-Discuss that planets in our solar
system orbit the Sun at different rates
• 3-Understand that each planet has
unique characteristics.
• 4-Discuss various methods of space
exploration that are used by scientists
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
2
3. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
• What is a Solar System?
• Includes the Sun, nine planets,
and their moons.
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
3
Solar System
4. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
4
• is a large body of
rock or gas that orbits the sun.
• Each planet is a different size.
• Each planet has its own orbit or
path around the Sun.
• Each planet rotates on its axis
and revolves around the Sun as
Earth does.
Planet
5. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
5
Planets in order:
Mercury My
Venus Very
Earth Excellent
Mars Mom
Jupiter Just
Saturn Served
Uranus Us
Neptune Nine
Pluto Pizza
6. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
6
• is a star.
• It is a hot, glowing ball of gases.
• It is a medium-sized star.
• It looks larger than any other
star??
• Because it is the closest star to
Earth.
• It is very big compared with
Earth. It is so big that if it were
hollow, more than 1 million
Earths would fit inside it!
Sun
7. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
7
• The Sun looks small??
• Because it is very far from
Earth.
• It takes 8 minutes for sunlight
to make the trip to Earth.
• Earth get heat and light from
the Sun.
• If we were much closer, Earth
would be too hot to live on.
• If we were much farther away,
Earth would be too cold for
living things.
8. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
8
• What are the 9 planets like?
• Planets have no light of their
own, they reflect the sunlight.
• The name planet come from a
word meaning wanderer, as they
wander through the sky.
• Each planet move in a different
orbit and at a different speed.
9. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
9
• Planets are divided into 2 groups
• Outer planets made of gases.
• Pluto is made of mixture of rocky
materials + frozen gases
4 5
10. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
10
• How do we learn about space?
• The Sun, the Moon, and planets
are very far away.
• How do scientists learn about
them??
• They may use one tool called
telescope.
.
11. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
11
• gather light to
make faraway objects appear
larger, closer, and clearer.
They gather light with
mirrors lenses
is a curved piece of
glass.
telescope
lens
12. Ch.8 Lesson 6
The Sun and its
Planets
(Vocabulary):
Solar System
Planets
Star
Telescope
lenses
12
• Check for understand ?
• 1-What is a solar system?
• 2-What 2 things does Earth
receive from the Sun?
• 3-How are the planets the same?
How they are different?
• 4-What causes the outer planets
to be colder than the inner
planets?
• 5-How would life be different
without telescope?
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