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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

How can we use models to identify planets in our solar system?

Conversation Starters: I think models helps identify the planets by.....
Using a model will help put the planets in order because...

How can we use models to put the planets in order from the sun?

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Everyday Phenomenon

How many planets are there in our solar system?

​GRAB A WHITEBOARD, MARKER AND ERASER
TALK TO YOUR PARTNER AND
WRITE YOUR ANSWER WHILE WATCHING VIDEO

​With your table, use the balls and playdough to make a model of your planet!
Pay attention to the colors and details

​Alabama: Mercury
University of Houston: Venus
Hampton: Earth, Uranus
San Jose State: Mars, Neptune
Louisiana State: Jupiter
Texas Southern: Saturn, The Sun

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What is our Solar System?

What is the name of the star in our Solar System?

Our solar system includes
the Sun and everything that
orbits the Sun. A planetis a
large object that orbitsa
star.

Some planets have moons
that go around them.

Sentence Starter: The name of the star is....

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What are the inner and outer planets?

The inner planets are small,
close to the Sun, and
have a rocky surface. The
outer planets are very
large, farther from the Sun,
and are made of gas and
ice.

What is the order of the planets?

​Group the Inner and Outer planets with your partner

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Check for Understanding 2

Which planet is farthest from the Asteroid Belt?

Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets.
An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the
asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.

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Submit your
answers onto
ONtrack and then
work on IXL Science
Skill 5th grade Y:
Identify the planets
in the solar system

Demonstration of Learning

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Solar System

What are the positions of these planets in
relation to the Sun?

In the early 1600s, astronomer Galileo used a
telescope to make observations of Jupiter and
Saturn.

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Inner and Outer Planets

What do the inner planets have in common? Outer planets?