Objective: Students will learn about the solar system and know the names of the eight planets and their sequence. Arkansas State Standards Addressed: English Language Arts RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. Science ESS.10.1.1 Illustrate the sequence of planets in the solar system. Learning Goals: Students will… Understand that the Earth is part of a solar system made up of eight planets and the Sun Know The names of the eight planets and their sequence Do Create two models of the solar system Materials Needed: Planet Name Game by Tish Rabe; illustrated by Tom Brannon. [ENF 523.4 RAB] o Any other book that lists and discusses the planets in order could be substituted. Copy of the Solar System picture cards (Sun, Moon, and Planet cards only). PDF included; originally found: http://researchparent.com/solar-system-cards/ Our Solar System cut-and-paste worksheet. PDF included; originally found: http://homeschoolclipart.com/science/solar-system-clipart/ Scissors and glue sticks (one for each child) Procedures: Before reading, show students a picture of our solar system. Ask them: What is this a picture of? Do you know what the objects in the picture are? (The Sun, planets, etc.) Point out Earth and tell students that this is the planet we live on. Explain that Earth is one of eight planets in our solar system. These plants orbit (or move in a circle around) the Sun. Read Planet Name Game to students. Starting at page 24, prompt students to see if they can remember which planet comes next in the order. After reading, use the solar system picture cards to review with students the order of the planets. Show the students each picture and share a fact or two about each planet. Next, select 10 students as volunteers to create a “life-size” model of the solar system. Give eight students a planet card, and two students the Sun and Moon card, respectively. Have the rest of the class help put the students in order. If time, select a different 10 students to create the model to allow more students to participate. Balls of varying sizes could also be The Planets in the Solar System 1 st Grade
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Objective:
Students will learn about the solar system and know the names of the eight planets and their
sequence.
Arkansas State Standards Addressed:
English Language Arts
RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Science
ESS.10.1.1 Illustrate the sequence of planets in the solar system.
Learning Goals:
Students will…
Understand that the Earth is part of a solar system made up of eight planets and the Sun
Know
The names of the eight planets and their
sequence
Do
Create two models of the solar system
Materials Needed:
Planet Name Game by Tish Rabe; illustrated by Tom Brannon. [ENF 523.4 RAB]
o Any other book that lists and discusses the planets in order could be substituted.
Copy of the Solar System picture cards (Sun, Moon, and Planet cards only). PDF included;
originally found: http://researchparent.com/solar-system-cards/
Our Solar System cut-and-paste worksheet. PDF included; originally found:
added to this model to help students visualize the scale of the planets (i.e., a beach ball for
Jupiter, a marble for Mercury, etc.)
Once finished, place each picture card in order on a white board or bulletin board, where
students can see and refer back to them.
Students will then color, cut, and paste the Our Solar System worksheet, placing the planet
words in order.
This could be extended to a multi-day lesson with a focus on one planet each day. This
extension could allow focus on informational writing skills as well as on measurement and data
representation frameworks.
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