This document provides information about the planets in our solar system through a series of slides. It covers Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Earth. For each planet it provides 2-3 facts about their characteristics and position from the sun. It includes review questions about each planet that provide feedback to the user.

1. By Cat Carter

2. Topics Mercury Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Venus Neptune Earth

3. Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is the smallest planet in the solar system. It has no atmosphere. Next

4. Mercury Next

5. Mercury True or False : Mercury is the largest planet in the solar system . TRUE FALSE

6. CORRECT!!!!  Home

7. Try Again… Back

8. Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It is most famous for the giant dust storms that happen. It is also known as the Red Planet. Next

9. Mars Next

10. Mars What is Mars most famous for? Home Being small . For it’s rings . For being purple . For being red .

11. Jupiter Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. It is the largest planet in the solar system. The Great Red Spot is a giant spinning storm that has been observed for more than 300 years. Next

12. Jupiter Next

13. Jupiter Jupiter is the ___th planet from the sun. 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th Home

14. Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. It is known as the Ringed Planet. Saturn has 52 moons in its orbit. Next

15. Saturn Next

16. Saturn True or False : Saturn is known as the Ringed Planet. True False Home

17. Uranus Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. It has some of the brightest colors in the solar system. It is the only planet that tilts on it’s axis. Next

18. Uranus Next

19. Uranus Uranus spins on a straight orbit and never tilts. True False Home

20. Venus Venus is the second closest planet to the sun. It is the most similar planet to Earth. There are dozens of volcanoes located around the planet. Next

21. Venus Next

22. Venus There are dozens of _____________ on this planet. a.) Hurricanes b.) Comets c.) Volcanoes d.) Marshmallows Home

23. Neptune Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. Has a similarity to Jupiter, it has a Great Dark Spot. The Great Dark Spot is most similar to a hurricane. Next

24. Neptune Next

25. Neptune Neptune is similar to: Jupiter Saturn Earth Home

26. Earth Earth is the third planet from the sun. It is the only planet with an abundance of life on it. This is our home!  Next

27. Earth Next

28. Earth What is the most AMAZING thing on Earth? a.) You b.) You c.) YOU!  Home

29. VERY GOOD!!!! Great job, kiddos! 

30. Bibliography Astronomy for Kids. 1998. 24 Jan 2010 <http://www.kidsastronomy.com/neptune.htm>. Space. 1996. 25 Jan 2010 <http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/>.

31. Reflection Although this assignment took me a solid 8 hours to complete, was extremely frustrating, and complex, I found that it is a good learning experience. I am glad that I had to complete this because now I know how to use hyperlinks and can easily access various features through PowerPoint. Hopefully it will not take as long next time.

32. 3 “a-ha” Moments A-HA! If I use the Action button, this will go so much faster. A-HA! I can totally copy and paste a link to the Topic page! A-HA! If I copy and paste the “next” button, it will be in the same spot on every slide!