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1. TODAY’S LESSON.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
5TH GRADE

2. Mon, April 13, 2020 The Solar System 2
Components of the Solar System,
The Solar System comprise of the
following;●
The Sun
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The Planets
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Satellites

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What is a Planet?
A planet is a heavenly body that revolves around the sun on its orbit.
There are eight planets on our solar system
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Mercury
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Venus
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Earth
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Mars
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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Uranus
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Neptune

4. Mon, April 13, 2020 The Solar System 4
Pictorial Representation of the Elements of the
Solar System.

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Which of the planets support life?
Among the eight, it is interesting to know that,
ONLY Earth that is, the third planet from the
sun, supports life.
Meaning living things can only survive on this
planet.
Even though some planets seem to have
some amounts sustainable features!

6. Mon, April 13, 2020 The Solar System 6
Ratio composition of the total size of the
earth that makes it life-supporting
Amount of water
making up the earth.
Ocean, Rivers,
Lakes, Lagoon etc.
Air contents, O2
,
CO2
, Rare gases,
Nitrogen.

7. Mon, April 13, 2020 The Solar System 7
What is a Satellite?
A satellite is a smaller body either the moon, a
planet or a machine that revolve (go round) a
bigger body (planets or a star) in space.
Kinds of satellites.
There are two kinds of satellites, namely;
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Natural satellite
and
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Artificial satellite

8. Mon, April 13, 2020 The Solar System 8
The only natural satellite of the earth is the MOON,
and it coordinates with the artificially made satellites.
Clip of the satellites
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Moon
seen on the
horizon.
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Artificial satellite
rounding the earth.

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Some importance of the artificial satellites
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Some take pictures of the planet that help meteorologists to
predict weather, track hurricanes and earthquakes.
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Some take pictures of other planets, the sun, black holes, dark
matter or far away galaxies. These help scientists to understand
the solar system and the universe.
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Some satellites are used mainly for communications, such as
beaming TV, Radio signals and phone calls around the world.
(a group of more than 20 satellites make up the Global
Positioning System, GPS. These GPS helps in identifying
the exact location of a body.
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With the help of the GPS, ships, planes and some ground
vehicles (cars) are able to navigate (locate) their whereabouts.

10. Mon, April 13, 2020 The Solar System 10
Exploration of the Satellites.
Toyota space Rover
GPS Navigation

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A television station transmitting TV programs using
the UP-LINK onto the satellite before TV decoders
can receive the transmissions.

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Some importance of the sun to the
earth.
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The sun provides energy for photosynthesis
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It supplies heat to keep the earth warm.
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The heat from the sun is used to keep dry and preserve some food products
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It is the source of light for the earth.
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Photo-voltaic cells convert the solar energy into electrical energy humanity
purposes.

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Summery View
The earth is far bigger than its satellite – the
moon.
the following picture will show the size of the
sun compared to the earth and the moon.

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1: Mention 2 elements of the
Solar System.
QUIZ TIME !

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2: List the planets in the order
they are from the sun.
QUIZ TIME !

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3: Why don’t other planets
support life as Earth does?
QUIZ TIME !

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4: What is a satellite?
QUIZ TIME !

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5: State two importance of the
satellite.
QUIZ TIME !

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5: Mention two benefits the earth
receives from the sun.
QUIZ TIME !

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