Solar System

Objectives

• Show knowledge of the Solar System

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Solar System

• Introduction
• What is a Solar System?
• The Sun
• The Planets
• The Inner Planets
• The Outer Planets
• Movement of the Planets
• Sizes of the Planets
• Other Objects in Our Solar System
• Beyond Our Solar System
• Exploration of the Solar System
• Summary

Activity - Exploring the Solar System

• Students use an interactive application to explore the arrangement of the planets within our solar system. Students explore the similarities and difference between the planets, learn how they orbit the Sun, and discover what else is contained in our solar system.