The document provides information about the solar system including: - The sun and inner planets like Mercury, Earth, and Mars. Outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. - Details about the Earth's rotation and orbit around the sun. - An overview of the Big Bang theory that the universe began as a massive fireball that cooled to form matter.

1. Solar System
What are you going to learn about Universe ?
•The sun
•The inner planets: Mercury, The Earth and Mars
•The outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto
•The Earth: Rotation and Orbit
• Bing Bang Theory

2. European Framework
LISTENING
• I can understand sentences and vocabulary related to the Solar
System.
• I understand the most important ideas in short clear messages.
READING
• I can read very short and simple texts. I can find and
understand information .

3. CONVERSATION – ORAL INTERACTION
• I can communicate in simple and routine tasks in a
simple and direct exchange of information on familiar
topics.
WRITING
• I can write short texts such as emails.

4. Astronomical bodies in the universe
The solar system is a group of astronomical bodies.
It is made up of the sun and other bodies: Planets, satellites and
comets.
• Luminous astronomical bodies: stars give off light and heat.
These are called stars.
• Non luminous astronomical bodies:
they reflect the light from
the sun and the stars, like planets, satellites and comets.

5. The sun
• It is a yellow coloured star.
• It is a luminous astronomical body which gives off light and
heat.
• It is very important for life on Earth.
• It is one hundred times larger than the Earth.
• It is about 149 million kilometers away from us.

6. Planets
• There are nine planets that orbit around the sun in the Solar
System.
• All planets fall in 2 groups: Inner and Outer planets.
• Inner Planets: Mercury , Venus, Mars and Earth are called
inner planets. They are closest to the sun. For this reason,
they receive more heat and light. They are small, rocky
planets.

7. • Outer Planets: These are Jupiter , Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and
Pluto.
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They are farther from the Sun. These planets are larger in size.
They are made mostly of gases.
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Pluto is the farthest planet from the Sun. It is also the smallest
one.

8. • Between Inner & Outer Planets ,there is a ring of small bodies ,
which are made of rock & metal, these are called Asteroids.
• They also keep moving around the Sun .This ring is also called
Asteroids Belt.

9. The Earth
• It is the third planet from the Sun.
• Its shape is spherical, but slightly flattened at the poles.
• It appears blue in space because 70% of its surface is
covered by water.
• It is called The blue planet.
• Moon is the only satellite of the Earth.

10. Rotation and Orbit
Rotation
• The Earth is always moving. It rotates on its imaginary axis.
• It takes 24 hours to rotate completely.
• Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes day and night.
Orbit
• The Earth also moves around the sun. This movement is called
orbit.
• The Earth takes about 365 days to complete an orbit. This
movement of the earth around the sun is what causes
seasons.

11. The Big Bang Theory
• The Big Bang created a huge fireball, which cooled and
formed into tiny particles.
• Everything in the universe is made up of these tiny
particles, called matter.