This lesson plan covers the topic of the universe and the solar system for an 8th grade social science class. It includes warm up questions about the number of planets in the solar system and which planet is called the Blue Planet. It then provides information about each of the planets in our solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. It also briefly discusses asteroids. At the end are some practice questions about the largest planets and some example galaxies.
8. The Sun
The sun is the bigg
est, brightest, and
hottest object in th
e solar system.
The sun is an ordin
ary star.
The sun is made of
about 70% hydrog
en and 28% helium.
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9. Mercury
Mercury is solid and is c
overed with craters.
Mercury has almost no
atmosphere.
Mercury is the eighth la
rgest planet.
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10. Venus
Venus is the sixth larges
t planet. It’s about thr
ee-fourths the size of ea
rth.
The surface is rocky and
very hot. The atmosphe
re completely hides the
surface and traps the he
at.
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11. Earth
Earth is the fifth largest
planet and the third fro
m the sun.
Liquid covers 71 percen
t of the Earth’s surfac
e.
The Earth has one moo
n.
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12. Mars
Mars is the fourth plane
t from the sun.
Mars has a thin atmosp
here that contains most
ly carbon dioxide.
Mars has two small mo
ons.
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13. Jupiter
Mars is the fourth plane
t from the sun.
Mars has a thin atmosp
here that contains most
ly carbon dioxide.
Mars has two small mo
ons.
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14. Saturn
Saturn is the second lar
gest planet and the sixt
h from the sun.
Saturn is made of mater
ials that are lighter than
water. If you could fit Sa
turn in a lake, it would fl
oat!
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15. Uranus
Uranus is the third large
st planet and the sevent
h from the sun.
Uranus is one of the gia
nt gas planets.
Uranus is blue-green be
cause of the methane in
its atmosphere
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16. Neptune
Neptune is the fourth larges
t planet and the eight from
the sun.
Because of the orbits, from
1979 to 1999, Neptune was
the ninth planet.
Like Uranus, the methane gi
ves Neptune its color.
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17. Asteroids
Asteroids are minor planet
s , especially those of th
e inner solar System. The
larger ones have also bee
n called planetoids.
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18. Practice Questions
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Some of the largest Planet in our solar System.
1 - Jupiter
2 - Saturn
3 - Uranus
4 - Neptune
The name of some galaxies which exist in our universe.
1 - Black Eye Galaxy
2 - Comet Galaxy
3 - Sunflower Galaxy
4 - Milky way Galaxy And…Etc