This is a powerpoint presentation that I completed for EDU 290 in the Fall of 2009. The intent of the assingment was to create a lesson that could be used by a student that missed the classroom instruction.

1. Lesson 6
October 17th
Mrs. Matelski-5th Grade
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2. Sun
• Largest object in the solar system
• 4.5 billon years old
• Outer layer is 11,000 degrees F
• Solar Systems only star
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3. Mercury
• Closest to the sun
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4. Venus
• Has no atmosphere
• Very similar to Earth
• Has no moons
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5. Earth
• Has one moon named Luna
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6. Mars
• A lot like the earth
• Scientist believe at one time this planet had
rivers, streams, lakes and even an ocean.
• The only water on mars today is either frozen
in the polar caps or underground.
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7. Jupiter
• At least 63 moons
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8. Saturn
• Rings are 169,800 miles wide
• At least 34 moons
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9. Uranus
• Spins on its side ( unlike any other planet or
moon)
• Has 27 moons
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10. Neptune
• Has six rings that circle the planet
• Discovered in 1846
• 13 known moons
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11. • http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm
• http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
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