Solar System Model

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:  a small piece of rocky debris in the solar system that is not round or orbiting a planet

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:  a small piece of rocky debris covered in ice in the solar system that is not round or orbiting a planet

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: a relatively small round piece of rocky material that orbits the sun but is not alone in its orbit

Match

Match the following inner planets to their story

• Named after the god of travel because it is the fastest moving planet

• Named after the goddess of beauty because it shines brightly in the morning

• Named after the goddess of plants

• Named after the god of war because it is a bright red color

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Match

Match the following inner planets moons to their story

• No moons because it is closest to the sun

• No moons because it is 2nd closest to the sun

• Our original understanding of a moon as a light in the night

• The sons of the god the planet is named after

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Match

Match the following outer planets to their stories.

• Named after the king of the gods because it is the biggest planet

• Named after the god of agriculture because it is slow moving

• Named after the god of the sky because it is a light blue color

• Named after the god of the sea because it is a deep blue color

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Match

Match the following outer planet moons to their stories.

• Named after the lovers of the god the planet is named after

• Named after mythological giants/titans in honor of the titan the planet is named after

• Named after Shakespeare characters

• Named after mythological sea creatures in honor of the god the planet is named after

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Instruction Slides: 

  • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pnxNdltakzZ4pHMHdsM37RHGpNQc0eH_7XNGfrvKd6k/edit?slide=id.g3ac6dd385a7_0_52#slide=id.g3ac6dd385a7_0_52 

• Wayground Instructions:

  • 31147770

• Helpful Information Websites

  • https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/solar-system-facts/#h-structure 

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRzasmJ_RmU&t=589s 

  • But you can use any website that gets you the information

• DO NOT CUT your pieces until you are done with all pieces, then as soon as you cut a piece, put it into the baggie.

• DO NOT TANGLE your string. Carefully wrap it around the model page