The Solar System
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Subject Area: Science | Grade Level: 5
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Solar System, Planets, Space
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn the major common characteristics of all planets and compare/contrast the properties of inner and outer planets. This includes the Earth's solar system with key vocabulary words including terrestrial, gravity, gas giant, orbit

  • SC.5.E.5.3 Distinguish among the following objects of the Solar System -- Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets -- and identify Earth's position in it.
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Video : The Planets in Our Solar System
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: Take a journey through the Earth's solar system.
Quiz : The Earth's Solar System
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

How many terrestrial plants are in our solar system?

Question #2

How many gas giants are in our solar system?

Question #3
Going in order of planets closest to the sun, where does the Earth sit?
Question #4
Satu has a never-ending storm on its surface called the Great Red Spot. 
Question #5
Mars is smaller in diameter than the Earth. 
Question #6

Which planet is closest in size to Earth's moon?

Question #7
It takes Uranus 84 years to orbit the Sun one time.
Question #8

How many ice giants are in our Solar System?

Question #9
How many moons does the Earth have?
Question #10

What makes the Earth the most habitable planet?

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge based on "The Planets In Our Solar System" video.
Resources : Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

Description: Asteroids, comets, and meteors are chunks of rock, ice, and metal left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. This link from NASA's website will tell you everything you need to know about asteroids, comets, and meteors.
Resources : Moons in the Solar System
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Some Moons In Our Solar System Are BIGGER Than Planets!

Description: There is more than just one moon in our solar system! This video will show how big some moons actually are compared to other planets.
Resources : Jupiter's Great Red Spot
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How Did Jupiter Get Its Great Red Spot?

Description: Learn more about the formation of Jupiter's everlasting storm, The Great Red Spot