The document discusses various aspects of the solar system, detailing each of the nine planets, their characteristics, and their position relative to the sun. It describes the physical properties of planets, including size, composition, and the number of moons, and includes a section on vocabulary related to geography. Additionally, it outlines two activities involving group games to enhance understanding of planetary knowledge.

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Unit: Science and
Topic: Solar
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2. Vocabu
lary

3. planet

4. solar

5. crater

6. surface

7. volcano

8. surround

9. frozen

10. Structu
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Adjective

11. Adjective
An adjective modifies a noun or
a pronoun by
describing, identifying, or
quantifying words. An adjective
usually precedes the noun or the
pronoun which it modifies.

12. Opinio An opinion adjective explains
n what you think about
something
Examples: silly, beautiful,
horrible, difficult
Size A size adjective, of course,
tells you how big or small
something is.
Examples: large, tiny,
enormous, little

13. Age An age adjective tells you how
young or old something or
someone is.
Examples: ancient, new,
young, old
Shap A shape adjective describes
e the shape of something.
Examples: square, round, flat,
rectangular

14. Colo A colour adjective, of
ur course, describes the
colour of something.
Examples: blue, pink,
reddish, grey
Origi An origin adjective describes
n where something comes from.
Examples: French, lunar,
American, eastern, Greek

15. Example
Jupiter is the biggest planet in
our solar system.
Earth looks like a white and blu

16. The
planet
A planet is a large body of matter that
moves around a star such as the sun. Read
about the nine known planets on these two
pages.
The sun, the nine planets and their moons,
and other objects in the sky make up our solar
system. Everything in our solar system moves
around the sun.

17. Mercury
The planet closest to the sun is called Mercury.
Mercury is hot, dry and covered with craters. A
crater is a large hole in the ground shaped like a
bowl. Mercury has no moons.
Venus
Venus, the second planet from the sun, is
surrounded by a thick layer of clouds. It is a hot,
rocky planet covered with mountains, valleys, and
craters. Venus has no moons.

18. From space, Earth looks like a white and blue
ball. Our planet is the third planet from the sun. It
has the air and water needed to support life.
Earth has one moon.
Mars
The fourth planet from the sun, Mars, is often
called the red planet because its surface is a
reddish color. Mars is a rocky desert with
volcanoes, valleys, and large dust storms. It has
two moons.

19. Jupiter
Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun, is the
biggest planet in our solar system. Jupiter is a
large ball of gas. It has at least 16 moons and is
surrounded by one thin ring.
Saturn
Saturn, like Jupiter, is a giant ball of colored
gas. It has at least 18 moons and many rings.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

20. Uranus is also a ball of gas. It is the seventh
planet from the sun. From space, Uranus looks
blue-green in color. It has a group of rings that
are very close together. Uranus is different from
the other planets because it lies on its side. It has
at least 15 moons.
Neptune
The eighth planet, Neptune, Is a large, cold
planet made of gases. It is a pale blue color and
has rings that are very hard to see. Neptune has
eight moons.

21. Pluto
Pluto is usually the ninth and farthest
planet from the sun. It is the smallest planet
in our solar system. Pluto is a hard, frozen
planet. It has one moon.

23. Activit
y1
“Bingo
Game”

24. Direction
-Make a group of 3 people.
-All of groups get sign’s A, B, and C, and gets
the Planet Bingo board.
-Each group answers the question from
Power point, and chooses the correct answer
by raising the sign’s A, B, or C up.
-Which group answers correctly, they will get
a sticker from the question.
-Stick a sticker on the picture which is the
correct answer.
-The team that has the maximum scores will
get rewards.

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26. 1
What is the furthest
planet from the sun?
A
B Mercury
C Neptune
Pluto

27. 2
What is the closest planet from
the sun? A
B Mercury
C Neptune
Pluto

28. 3
What is the smallest planet in
solar system?
A
BMercury
CPluto
Neptune

29. 4
What is our galaxy’s name called in
the universe?
A
Milky Ways
B
Android Ways
C
Dwarf Galaxy

30. 5
What planet has the most moons in
solar system?
A
Earth
B
Jupiter
C
Saturn

31. 6
What galaxy does solar system
take place?
A
Android
B Ways
Dwarf Galaxy
C
Milky Ways

32. 7
What is the second planet in
solar system?
A
B Venus
C Jupiter
Pluto

33. 8
What planet has the least moons in
solar system?
A
Mercury
B
Jupiter
C
Earth

34. 9
What planet has the most obvious ring in
solar system?
A
Uranus
B
Neptune
C
Saturn

35. 10
What planet is it explored for living
in the future?
A
B
Venus
Mars
C
Neptune

36. 11
Where is source of thermal energy in
solar system?
A
Mars
B
Saturn
C
Sun

37. 12
How many gas-planets are there in
solar system?
A
B
4
5
C
3

38. 13
What planet has group of rings like
Saturn?
A
Uranus
B
Neptune
C
Mars

39. 14
What planet is it called as red
planet?
A
Mercury
B
Mars
C
Pluto

40. 15
What planet has one thin ring in
solar system?
A
Saturn
B
Uranus
C
Jupiter

41. 16
Which planet has air and water?
Mars
A
Venus
B
Earth
C

42. 17
What is planet cut off from solar
system nowadays?
A
Mercury
B
Neptune
C
Pluto

43. 18
What planet orbits around the sun
fastest in solar system?
A
Earth
B
Mercury
C
Pluto

44. 19
What planet is it called as twin
with earth?
A
B
Saturn
C
Venus
Mars

45. 20
Which planet is it covered by
thick clouds?
A
Pluto
B
Jupiter
C
Venus

48. Activit
y2
“Which is the best
planet?”

49. -Separate into 9 groups.
-Each group chooses the planet from power
point.
-10 minutes for preparing the information
about your own planet.
-Two groups debate each other between the
advantages of your own planet and the
disadvantages of another group’s planet in
front of the class.
-Each person in a group has 2 minutes for
showing the ideas about your own planet and
another group’s planet.

50. is made from gases. There are 8 moons in
Neptune………………………………………………
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Group 2: Pluto is the ninth and farthest planet
of solar system but it is a hard planet.
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