Introduction
Students in 3rd grade investigate the Solar System and learn about the planets and their placement in the solar system. They also investigate the relationship between the Sun, Earth and Moon.
Questions
1. How many planets are in our solar system?
2. Has there always been the same number of planets?
3. Is Earth the only planet with life on it?
4. Why is Earth the only planet with life?
5. What would happen if Earth went out of its orbit?
6. How would Venus have to change in order to be more like Earth?
7. If you could live on Mars what sort of things would you need to survive?
8. What is the relationship of the Sun, Earth and Moon?
9. Why is the Sun important in our solar system?
10. What makes the seasons work on Earth?
2. Has there always been the same number of planets?
3. Is Earth the only planet with life on it?
4. Why is Earth the only planet with life?
5. What would happen if Earth went out of its orbit?
6. How would Venus have to change in order to be more like Earth?
7. If you could live on Mars what sort of things would you need to survive?
8. What is the relationship of the Sun, Earth and Moon?
9. Why is the Sun important in our solar system?
10. What makes the seasons work on Earth?
Websites
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/3570-earth-has-a-perfect-orbit-video.htm
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/earthsunmoon.html
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/mars_explorer.htm
http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/physics/weather/seasons.htm
http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-earth.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/3570-earth-has-a-perfect-orbit-video.htm
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/earthsunmoon.html
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/mars_explorer.htm
http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/physics/weather/seasons.htm
http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-earth.html
big question
Using all the information you learned from the questions. Your job is to take any of the planets except Earth and change it so that it can sustain life. You can add or remove anything from the planet and the solar system to make it work. You will use a poster to display your new planet in the solar system.