This scale properties of objects in the solar system reading will introduce students to all the ways that celestial bodies can be compared. A great introduction to the topic of planets and our solar system! Perfect for NGSS-MS-ESS1-3!
This guided reading is an INTRODUCTION to key terms and generalizations about scales within the solar system. For example, students will learn:
- How terrestrial and gas giants differ in size, composition, and atmosphere
- A planet’s day/night cycle is determined by its period of rotation and is very different for planets across the solar system.
- Different planets have different axis tilts, and this determines if they have seasons. (Not a detailed seasons lesson.)
- The farther away a planet is from the Sun, the longer its orbital period.
- Planets in our solar system have varying amounts of moons, and these moons are very different from each other.
- And more…
Includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!
In this activity, students will:
- READ Properties of Planets about the different ways that we can compare celestial bodies in our solar system.
- DEFINE vocabulary terms embedded in the text, such as axis, orbital period, rotation, diameter, and lots more.
- ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required. All information in the questions is provided in the text.
Teacher Notes:
- This scale properties of objects in the solar system reading is NOT editable.
- Answer key included.
- Related NGSS Standard: MS-ESS1-3
- NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Developing and using models
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-ESS1-3: Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
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