The crew presents information about an unnamed planet they are studying. They note its distance from the sun and Earth, size - providing its diameter and density, surface temperature, appearance, rotational and orbital periods, volcanic activity, and number of moons. In summary, the crew shares key details about the physical characteristics and traits of this newly examined planet.

1. A Presentation by the _________ Crew _____ , _______, _______, _________ Exploring <Insert the name of your planet> ______________________________

2. The Planet we are studying is ___________. We learned that the planet _________ is _____________________ … … . … . Insert images on the slide and fill in the text box with information about your planet

3. Distance from the Sun and from Earth _______ is the __th planet from the Sun. It is ___________ miles from the Sun. The distance of _______ from the earth is _____________ miles.

4. Size of the planet _______ is the __ largest planet in our solar system. It’s diameter is _______ and it’s density is _____________. It is _____ the size of the earth. Fill in the details and change the planet to a picture of your planet.

5. Surface Temperature The surface temperature of _____________________ is Appearance From what we know, the planet _______________ can be described as being…

6. Rotation Rotational Period (length of one day) It takes _____ for the planet to rotate one entire turn on its axis. It takes 23.94 hours which we round off to 24 hours on earth.

7. Length of 1 Year Orbital Period (length of one year) It takes ________ for the planet to make one revolution around the sun. (It is 365.25 days on earth)

8. Volcanic Activity This planet is made mainly of… It does/does not have volcanic activity…

9. Satellites (Moons) and Rings ___________ has ___ moons. Look for photos of the moons of planets at: http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html ___________ has ___ moons.

10. Summary We have therefore concluded that