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Planet Mission
A note to teachers
Activity DescriptionThis presentation can be used to help consolidate the material learnt in the Planet Mission workshop. There is also an additional activity for pupils to create a postcard from their favourite planet.This presentation is designed to be teacher-led with further opportunities for individual work.We hope your class finds this activity interesting and useful. Should you have any feedback, please do not hesitate to send it to us. Thanks!- The Jodrell Bank Education Team
Background image Credit: NASA/JPL
Other planet images: NASASlide2
Planet Mission
You have learned all about the solar system.How many of the planets can you remember?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Well done!Slide3
Planet Mission
In the workshop, you used your senses
of sight, hearing, touch and smell to explore the planets. You discovered that :The planets are very different from the EarthThey all have their own weatherThey all sound different Slide4
Are you ready for a quiz
?Slide5
Which of these planets are
gas giants?
MercuryVenus
Jupiter
SaturnSlide6
Which
one of these planets is covered in clouds
?Mercury Mars VenusVenus is completely covered in clouds. They do a good job of keeping the heat in and making Venus a very hot planet – the hottest planet in the solar system!
VenusSlide7
Which
two of these planets has a rocky surface?
Mercury Mars JupiterBoth of these planets are made of solid rock, like the Earth.
Mercury and MarsSlide8
Which
one of these planets is both hot
and cold?Saturn Mercury Venus Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the part facing the Sun gets very hot (450⁰C!).But the part facing away from the Sun gets very cold (-200⁰C!). This is because there is no air keep the heat in.
MercurySlide9
Match
up the
flashing word with the correct planet.Magnetic
Cloudy
Red
Dusty
Mars
Gas Giants
Venus
Stormy
Stormy
Hint: one of the words belongs with two planets!
Well done!Slide10
Now…You’re going to make
a postcard from your favourite planet!
Choose your favourite planetDraw a picture of itYou may want to write about what it would be like if you were visiting it!
Greetings from
….