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Terrestrial and Gaseous Planets By: Ashley Moore-Rivera 4th Grade http://www.bvsd.org/schools/Angevine/teachers/thompson/Images1/solar%20sy stem.jpg The four Terrestrial Planets Venus Earth Mercury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Terrestrial_planet_size_comparisons.jpg Mercury •Closest to the Sun •Smallest Planet •Looks a lot like the Moon •Orange-red color •Dry rocky surface that is covered with craters and ridges http://adams.dm.unipi.it/~mercury/img/mercury.gif Venus •Close in size to Earth •Very HOT! •Huge desert •Covered with thick yellow clouds •Rocky surface covered with volcanoes http://martianchronicles.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/venus_magellan.jpg Earth •We live here! •The surface is mostly covered with dark blue water •Swirling white clouds •Continents are marked by mountains •Close in size to Venus http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/earth_1_apollo17.gif Mars •Its color is red because its soil is full of iron that has rusted •The surface has deep canyons—Valles Marineris •The surface has volcanoes— Olympus Mon http://www.windows.ucar.edu/mars/images/mars1.gif The four Gaseous Planets Saturn Neptune Jupiter Uranus http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Gas_planet_size_compar isons.jpg Jupiter •GIANT ball with yellow, orange, and red gas arranged in stripes (cloud bands) •GIANT Red Spot—300 year old hurricane http://www.solstation.com/stars/jupiter.jpg Saturn •Similar to Jupiter’s atmosphere because it has yellow gases arranged in strips (cloud bands) •Has MASSIVE rings http://homepages.wmich.edu/~johnsorh/Myth/images/saturn.jpg Uranus •Burrrrrr..it’s much colder than the other gaseous planets •Appears blue because the methane absorbs the red light from the Sun and reflects the blue light •Ice crystals in its atmosphere make it appear pale blue-green http://starryskies.com/solar_system/uranus/uranus1.jpg Neptune •Appears blue because the methane absorbs the red light from the Sun and reflects the blue light •Has white cirrus clouds http://www.utahskies.org/image_library/shallowsky/planets/neptune/neptunes.gif Lab Time http://www.designbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kids_globe_shutterstock_ 10782946-converted-500x500.jpg Edible Planets In your groups of 8 • Pick three team leaders • Team leaders come grab • Jar of peanut butter • Bottle of honey • Box of wheat germ • Box of powdered milk • Pack of graham crackers • Bowl • Spatula • Measuring cups • Spoon http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel Edible Planets Ingredients 1 ¼ cup of peanut butter 1 ¼ cup of honey ½ cup of wheat germ ¾ cup of graham crackers 2 ½ cups of powdered milk Mix all these ingredients in the bowl with the spoon. Don’t be afraid to use your hands too!! http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel Edible Planets Time to decorate! 1. Team leaders come grab • Sifter • 8 Paper plates • Food coloring • Sprinkles • Chocolate Chips • Cake decorating tubs • Powdered Sugar • Cocoa Powder http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel Time to EAT! http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel