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By: John D.
Mr. Triplett’s Class
4th Grade
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THE PLANETS
There are 8 planets. There used to be nine, but Pluto is not a
planet anymore. Here they are, in order from the Sun.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THE
PLANETS ARE AS THEY ARE
We will be looking at Mars a little
SPINNING?
closer!
Note: Planets are not sized to scale or distance!
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/marsmoon.htm (All Images)
MARS
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
It is nicknamed the “Red Planet”
because of all the iron oxide in it’s
rocks and soil.
Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos.
Both Phobos and Deimos are smaller than Earth’s moon. Neither
are round like most other moons are.
MARS FACTS
• The weight of a person who is 100 lbs. on Earth would be
38 lbs. on Mars!
• The length of a day is 24.6 hours, compared to Earth’s 24
hours.
• The length of a year is 687 days-almost double that of
Earth’s year which is 365 days!
• The diameter of Mars is 4,222 miles-much smaller than
Earth’s 7, 926 miles.
• Probes sent to Mars have sent scientists much
information about Mars. They think Mars may have once
had water, just like Earth!
Mars Sunrise
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/marsmoon.htm (All Images)
MARS FROM EARTH
• Mars is the brightest object in the
night sky.
• The best time to see Mars is on a clear
morning in the Eastern sky.
• It will look like a bright star with a
reddish tint to it.
• You can see it with your eyes, but if
you use a small telescope, you can
make out the polar ice caps!
CONSTELLATIONS
There are 88 constellations. But, most of
these are not visible without a telescope.
A constellation is a group of stars visible within a
particular region of the night sky. Some were
named after animals and some mythological
characters. Some constellations were named after
some scientific instruments .
Seven stars make up “The
Big Dipper”, part of the
Ursa Major constellation.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/telescope/big_dipper.html
Click HERE to make your own Star Finder!
SPACE EXPLORATION
http://nix.ksc.nasa.gov/search;jsessionid=2k7ogo3wjskoc
People have been looking at the sky for ages. Famous astronomers
Galileo and Copernicus were the first people to believe that the Earth
revolved around the Sun! Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk
on the Moon! Who will be the next person to make history in space
exploration? Maybe you!
Click HERE to listen to Neil Armstrong on the moon!
http://tools.wikimedia.de/~gmaxwell/jorbis/JOrbisPlayer.php?path=Frase+de+Neil+Armstrong.ogg&wiki=en
WHAT OTHER DISCOVERIES
WILL WE MAKE?
There are lots of other things out there that
they think might be planets. One of them is
called 2003 UB313. They don’t even have a
name for it yet. There are lots of other
things out there to. I think as we get better
technology there will be more planets
discovered because the Solar System is so
big!
WORKS CITED
8 July 2007 <http://library.thinkquest.org/5135/constellations.htm#CF>.
"Astronomy for Kids." Think Quest. 8 July 2007
<http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/constellations.html>.
Evolution Facts Inc. 8 July 2007
<http://www.godrules.net/evolutioncruncher/1evlch04.htm>.
"NASA." The Space Place. 8 July 2007
<http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/st6starfinder/st6starfinder.shtml>.
Scott Foresman Science - Grade 4 Teacher Edition. Glenview: Pearson Education,
Inc., 2006.