Planet Scoot

Our

Solar

System

​Day 3

​Blast Off!

​Let's go on a planetary

scavenger hunt.

​Suit up, Astronauts!

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FIRST, take a clipboard and find your partner with the matching sticker. You have 2 minutes to find your group silently!

​NEXT, record your facts on your clipboard.

***Remember to write neatly so your work as a scientist is displayed proudly!

Spelling does not matter! Just make sure you are writing a FACT and not copying the narrative.

​This is mission control...

You have 2 minutes at each station to find 2 facts that are different from your partner's. When you hear "BLAST OFF!" move on to your next station.

​Debrief

This is Mission Control...

​Great job, astronauts. You collected data from our solar system.

If you are missing something, you have 5 minutes before we report back to headquarters.

You can revisit a planet or find another astronaut to compare notes.

Remember to use your inside voices.

See you soon. Over and out.

Poll

TRIVIA!

Why are planets round?

• circumference

• arrows

• gravity

• magic

​A planet is round because...

​...of GRAVITY!

A planet's gravity pulls equally from all sides.

Gravity PULLS from the center to the edges like a magnet.

​You made it home! Show me what you've learned.

Multiple Choice

Which answer shows our universe from smallest to LARGEST?

• Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Galaxy

• Galaxy, Milky Way, Solar System, Galaxy

Multiple Choice

Which sentence about the Milky Way Galaxy is true?

• The Milky Way Galaxy is one of many galaxies in the universe.

• The Milky Way Galaxy is the only galaxy in the universe.

Poll

Which statement describes the location of our Sun in the universe?

• Our Sun orbits Earth in the Milky Way galaxy.

• Our Sun is the center of a solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.

Multiple Choice

Which are found in the greatest quantity in the Milky Way galaxy?

• Stars

• comets

• planets

• asteroids

Drag and Drop

BONUS: The first four planets in order from the sun are 1) ​

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2) ​

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3) ​

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and 4)​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars