Transcript Lost In Space - rachelcazier

Lost In Space
Rachel Cazier’s 6th Grade Class
Click on the Pictures to go to the next slide
Your Mission!
• Your task is to use the information below to find which
planet the lost Voyager 6 spaceship is studying.
• Last Facts Reported:
– Average orbital distance from Mars is over 2,500 million
kilometers.
– It will take more than 29 earth years and less than 200
earth years to make a complete orbit around the sun.
– The average temperature of the planet it is studying is 214oC.
– The main components of the planet's atmosphere are
helium, hydrogen, and methane
– The inclination of the planet's orbit to the ecliptic is less
than 1o.
The Spaceship will bring you back to this page if you need to look at the clues again
Voyager 6 is studying one of these
planets. Use the information on the
next slides to see which planet it is.
Click these planets to learn about them
Clicking the planets on the other slides will bring you back here
Mr. Rocketman will take you to the next part when you have figured out the answer
Mercury – First Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 57.9 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 88 Days
Equatorial Diameter : 4,880 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Virtually None
Moons : 0
Rings : 0
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 7
Eccentricity of Orbit : .206
Rotation Period : 59 Days
Inclination of Axis : Near 0
Venus – Second Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 108.2 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 224.7 Days
Equatorial Diameter : 12,100 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Carbon Dioxide
Moons : 0
Rings : 0
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 3.7
Eccentricity of Orbit : .007
Rotation Period : 243 Days Retrograde
Inclination of Axis : 177.2
Earth – Third Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 149.6 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 365.3 Days
Equatorial Diameter : 12,756 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Nitrogen, Oxygen
Moons : 1
Rings : 0
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 0
Eccentricity of Orbit : .017
Rotation Period : 23 hr. 56 min.
Inclination of Axis : 23 ~ 27’
Mars – Fourth Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 227.9 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 687 Days
Equatorial Diameter : 6,794 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Carbon Dioxide
Moons : 2
Rings : 0
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 1.9~
Eccentricity of Orbit : .093
Rotation Period : 24 hr. 31 min.
Inclination of Axis : 25~12’
Jupiter – Fifth Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 778.3 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 11.86 years
Equatorial Diameter : 143,200 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium
Moons : 16
Rings : 3
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 1.3~
Eccentricity of Orbit : .048
Rotation Period : 9 hr. 55 min.
Inclination of Axis : 3~5’
Saturn – Sixth Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 1,427 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 29.46 years
Equatorial Diameter : 120,000 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium
Moons : 18
Rings : 1,000 (?)
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 2.5~
Eccentricity of Orbit : .056
Rotation Period : 10 hr. 40 min.
Inclination of Axis : 26~44’
Uranus – Seventh Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 2,871 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 84 years
Equatorial Diameter : 51,800 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium, Methane
Moons : 15
Rings : 11
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 0.8~
Eccentricity of Orbit : .046
Rotation Period : 17.2 hr. Retrograde
Inclination of Axis : 97~55’
Neptune – Eighth Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 4,497 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 165 years
Equatorial Diameter : 49,528 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium, Methane
Moons : 8
Rings : 2
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 1.8~
Eccentricity of Orbit : .009
Rotation Period : 16 hr. 1 min.
Inclination of Axis : 28~48’
Pluto – Ninth Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun : 5,914 Million Kilometers
Period of Revolution : 248 years
Equatorial Diameter : ~2,330 Kilometers
Atmosphere : Methane (?)
Moons : 1
Rings : 0
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 17.1~
Eccentricity of Orbit : .248
Rotation Period : 6 days 9 hr. 18 min.
Inclination of Axis : 120~
Which Planet is it?
.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Oops! Try again!
Mr. Rocketman will take you back to the solar system to
take another look at the planets again to find the right answer
Good Job!
Voyager 6 is studying Uranus!
You Win!
Congratulations! You found Voyager 6, and
learned a lot about all of the planets in our
solar system!
A+
Click on the A+ and print out your certificate to turn into class.

Now watch this video to learn more!
Here’s a Video about the Planets
End Credits
References
• Sixth Grade Science – Standard 3, Objective 1
• http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPi
d=636
• www.youtube.com – The Solar System Song