Solar System

Pre-Spring Break Review and Intro to Solar System

Let's do a little review about what we were doing before Spring Break. It's been a while :)

--> PLEASE USE YOUR REAL NAMES THIS TIME!

Weathering and Erosion both break down rock...

... but only EROSION is the process that involves breaking the rock through movement

Our vocab words consist of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, and runoff, it's important to know that there are many more ways that water moves throughout Earth.

Open Ended

We're going to watch a video about the Solar System. Before we do, choose any one of the following "what do you know" questions and tell me a little bit about what you know in the space below...

1. What do you know about the planets in our solar system?

2. What is an example of an orbit?

3. Why do you think Earth orbits the Sun?

4. How do you think scientists explore our solar system

5. How might you describe the Milky Way galaxy?

6. What objects other than planets do you think exist in our solar system?

--The teacher will switch over to the video at this time--

Don't close your laptops, but keep them almost-closed. There is an exit ticket at the end :)

Let's Discuss! -- Wait for a number from the teacher and join your fellow numbers to collaborate and answer your question.

• (Group 1) Why is it important to use a scale model to describe the solar system?

• (Group 2) Describe the only star in our solar system.

• (Group 3) How do scientists classify whether or not an object is a planet?

• (Group 4) Describe the Kuiper belt.

• (Group 5) Describe the habitable zone around the Sun.

• (Group 6) Describe the role of gravity in our solar system.

Open Ended

Okay, my superstars, depending on how you are feeling today, answer ONE of the following exit questions. Level 1 is the easiest and level 3 is the hardest. This is graded, so answer carefully :)

Level 1 -- What force holds the solar system together?

Level 2 -- Name the 8 planets in order starting from the closest planet to the sun.

Level 3 -- Explain why Pluto is no longer a planet.