Summary
A planetarium trip goes sideways when the bus rockets into the real solar system. The class tours the planets in order and figures out what makes each one different.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A planetarium trip goes sideways when the bus rockets into the real solar system.
- What keeps the planets circling the sun?
- How are the inner planets different from the outer ones?
- Why is Earth able to support life when other planets can't?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: planet, orbit, solar system.
Try it: Put the eight planets in order from the sun and label one fact about each.