What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

What does "geo-" mean?

What does the word "Helio" mean?

Why is Kepler remembered?

Galileo Galilei proposed a model that the Earth orbited the Sun and that all the planets moved in circles around it.

Orbit = fly or move around in circles

The Sun is considered to be the center of the solar system:

What is the name of this model?

Who supported the Geocentric system?

Who proposed the Heliocentric system?

What does the Geocentric system look like?

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

Whose book was published about the heliocentric model of the universe just after he died?

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

Olivia, Abigail, and Nora are on a space adventure! They're trying to map out the solar system. Can you help them figure out the correct order of the planets furthest from the sun?

Hey Zoe, Oliver and Abigail! Let's take a trip to outer space. Can you tell me which planet, being the fifth one from the sun, is also the largest in our solar system?

James, Abigail, and Luna are on a space adventure! They come across a planet and Luna thinks it's a gas giant. Can you guess which planet they are looking at?

Ethan, Charlotte, and Sophia are on a space adventure! They come across the asteroid belt. Can you help them figure out where it is located?

Imagine you are on a space adventure with Abigail and Ethan. You come across a planet that supports life, is composed of rock, and is the 3rd planet from the sun. Can you guess which planet it is?

Abigail, Avery, and Ethan are on a space adventure! They've reached the 8^th planet from the Sun, an outer planet. Can you guess which planet they've landed on?

Anika, Grace, and Henry are on a space adventure! They are exploring the inner planets. What common characteristic would they find in these planets?

Hey Benjamin, Hannah, and Luna! Can you guess which planet is the only one to do a funky dance and spin on its side? Also, it's the seventh one in line from the sun!

Imagine Harper, Noah, and Abigail are on a space adventure! They come across Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune. Which planet do you think they would find has the coldest surface temperature?

Noah, Michael, and Aria are on a space adventure! They've just passed the first planet from the sun and are now approaching the second one. This planet is a dry, rocky world shrouded in toxic clouds. Can you guess which planet they're visiting?

Daniel, Emma, and Sophia are on a space adventure! They come across a planet known as the "red planet". Can you help them identify which planet it is?

Imagine this, Olivia, James, and Jackson! You're on a spaceship, zooming through the solar system. You come across the sixth planet from the sun. It's so light, it could float in water! Can you guess which planet it is?

Ethan, Noah, and Arjun are on a space adventure! Can you help them remember the correct order of the planets starting from the sun?

Imagine Charlotte, William, and Benjamin are astronauts exploring the universe. They come across a planet that is most similar to earth and is often referred to as her "sister" planet. Can you guess which planet they discovered?

Imagine Benjamin, Harper, and Mia are astronauts exploring the universe. They come across the inner planets and notice some characteristics. Can you help them identify 3 common traits of these inner planets?

Imagine Scarlett, Mia, and Aria are astronauts exploring the universe. They come across Venus, often called Earth's twin. But there's a major reason why they can't set up a picnic there. Can you guess why?

Arjun, Ethan, and Aiden are on a space adventure and they come across a bar graph that compares the orbital speeds of the planets. They are trying to draw conclusions from the graph. Can you help them figure out which of these conclusions can definitely be drawn from the graph?

Imagine Mia, Grace, and Lily are astronauts exploring the vast universe. They come across two sets of planets. One set is closer together, while the other is more spread out. Which set of planets are they likely to find closer together?

Imagine Mia, Grace, and Lily are astronauts exploring the vast universe. They come across two sets of planets. One set is closer together, while the other is more spread out. Which set of planets are they likely to find closer together?

Imagine Aria, Henry, and Olivia are on a spaceship exploring the solar system. They start wondering, why do planets like Earth orbit the sun and not the other way around? What could be the reason?

Elijah, Lily, and Ava are on a virtual space mission to Saturn! They have some data about the planet. Which piece of information will help them figure out how long a year lasts on Saturn?

Elijah, Lily, and Ava are on a virtual space mission to Saturn! They have some data about the planet. Which piece of information will help them figure out how long a year lasts on Saturn?

Emma, Liam, and Arjun are on a space adventure! They are trying to figure out which is the 4th planet from the Sun. Can you help them?

Priya, Charlotte, and James are having a debate. They are trying to remember which planet has just 1 moon. Can you help them out?

Isla, Oliver, and Avery are on a space adventure! They're curious and start wondering, what would happen if they could magically double the distance of a planet from the Sun? Can you help them figure it out?