Transcript The Design of the Solar System

The Design of the Solar
System
Standard: E.ST.05.11- Design a model of the solar system that shows the
relative order and scale of the planets, dwarf planets, comets and
asteroids to the sun.
How the notes today will work…
1. Cut out and paste the picture of the solar system into your science
notebooks or put a copy in your science folder.
2. Soon you will be writing definitions for each of the numbered
pieces on the diagram.
• This is what the diagram looks like.
Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #1-8
• Planet: an object that orbits the sun, is big enough for its shape to be
controlled by gravity, and CAN clear its “neighborhood” of objects in its
path
• Picture:
• My trick:_________________________________________________
• What does “its shape to be controlled by gravity” even mean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMMKQhCXqU
Why do you think the picture says “poor
Pluto”?
Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #12
• Dwarf planet: an object that orbits the sun, is big enough for its shape to
be controlled by gravity, but it CANNOT clear its “neighborhood” of objects
in its path
• Picture:
• My trick:_________________________________________________
• Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_2gbGXzFbs
Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #10
• Comets: a “dirty snowball” or a mixture of ice, rock, and dust that is
followed by a tail of gas and dust
• Picture:
• My trick:_________________________________________________
• For more info visit:
http://www.planetsforkids.org/page.php?seo=what_is_a_comet
Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #12
• Asteroid: many small, rocky objects that orbit the sun
• Picture:
• My trick:_________________________________________________
Write down everything printed in yellow.
1. Represents #12
• Sun: a star around which the Earth orbits
• Picture:
• My trick:_________________________________________________
How can I remember the order of the
planets?
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