A Trip Out Of This World

Introduction

JOIN ASTRONAUT ANDY ON A TRIP OUT OF THIS WORLD AS WE 

EXPLORE THE

SOLAR SYSTEM!!!

               

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PLANETS MAKE UP THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

CAN YOU PUT THE PLANETS IN ORDER CLOSEST FROM THE SUN?

CLICK ON THE TASK BUTTON TO 

BEGIN THE JOURNEY ALONG, ASTRONAUT ANDY!

 

 

Task

Are you ready to put your mind to the test?

There are going to be 2 objectives:

 

Objective 1: On the process page, you will have to label the planets from furthest to the sun to closest to the sun.

If you LOVE word searches then today is you're LUCKY day! 

Objective 2:You also have an opportunity to do a word search for the planet names.

To make it more challenging, you can do it with a friend and see who can finish it the fastest!

There is even some EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!

Goodluck and most importanly HAVE FUN!!andy

Process

Mission 1: Our first space mission is to be able to tell all of our friends on planet Earth what order the planets are in. Label the planets in order from the Sun.

Need help? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2twHNy9L8 

Mission 2: In order for you and Astronaut And to get home you must, find all of the planets names in the word search below!

 

Q F K J T S U V P K F J Z V D  
P C J A S U N E V Y U O S R G  
F Z E V F X Y O E P D U D J C  
B K X A T X A L I T B R H L S  
S A T U R N Y T L N U F N U Y  
I Y F G U T E H E B P L C N T  
C E I A N R H P I C Z L G S K  
T B I T P C T E T M Y I U Z L  
W M E R C U R Y Y Z G N U V G  
Q Z W H N R N G V O A L Y J M  
N C O E N R P J N R I F V Y N  
Q A F R Y W S G U R A D H U X  
H E H F X R X E K R T K S O V  
W B K E A V Y U O N V O Y U T  
O H O M Q T R W B P O I D S P  
EARTH
MARS
NEPTUNE
URANUS
JUPITER
MERCURY
SATURN
VENUS

EXTRA Mission

Weight on different planets is very different than on earth. Find out how much you would weigh on each planet using the chart below. 

PLANET

MULTIPLY YOUR WEIGHT

ON EARTH BY:

YOUR "NEW" WEIGHT

MERCURY

0.4
VENUS

0.9

EARTH 1
MOON 0.17
MARS 0.4
JUPITER 2.5
SATURN 1.1
URANUS 0.8
NEPTUNE 1.2

Congratulations! You and Astronaut Andy are ready to return to Earth, have a safe trip home! 

 

 

Evaluation

Total Points

(see table below for points)

Label the planets closest from the sun (Max 50)

 

Find all of the planets names in the word search (Max 50)

 

Total Points (Max 100)

 

Extra Credit Points

 

Total Points (Max 110)

 

Answers Correct

Points

Extra Credit Points

8 out of 8

50

10

7 out of 8

44

9

6 out of 8

38

8

5 out of 8

31

7

4 out of 8

25

6

3 out of 8

19

5

2 out of 8

13

4

1 out of 8

6

3

0 out of 8

0

0

Conclusion

Congratulations!!! 

Thanks for helping me figure out all those planets!

Add all the planets you got correct together to see how well you did! Don't forget to add the extra credit to help your grade!

Now that you have practiced and learned the order of all eight planets from closest to the sun. You can go out and learn more fun and exciting things about the planets and spaaaaace on your own! Go to this website with a parent or friend for fun games that help you stay on top of your space game!

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/play/

Here is a picture you can always look at so you will never forget the names and the order of all eight planets!

Credits