The Nine Planets of Our Solar System

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The Nine Planets of Our Solar System

• Soniya Judhani
• 3rd Grade Science Class

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Questions

• What are the nine planets in our Solar System?
• Which planets are in the inner solar system, and
  which planets are in the outer solar system?
• What is one interesting fact about each planet?

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Activities

• Students will draw their own Solar System with
  the nine planets.
• Students will search the Internet for facts about
  each planet.
• Students will get to go outside, and locate the
  sun, and make assumptions about where the planets
  are.
• Students will get to go on a field trip to a
  museum to further their knowledge about our
  Universe.
• Students will also learn the current happenings
  of the nine planets and our Solar System

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TEKS

• (b)  Knowledge and skills.
• (11)  Science concepts. The student knows that
  the natural world includes earth materials and
  objects in the sky. The student is expected to
• (C)  identify the planets in our solar system
  and their position in relation to the Sun and
• (D)  describe the characteristics of the Sun.

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References

• http//kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm
• http//activities.macmillanmh.com/science/ca/image
  s/lessons/g3_ch5_ls1_base.jpg
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/

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