PRAYER

TIME
Dear Lord
Thank you for a new
day with a smile on my
face. Amen
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Planets in the Solar System
 The Solar System

In our Solar System there are 8 planets.

The planet we live on is called

Earth. It is the third planet
from the Sun.
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Each planet orbits the Sun.

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An orbit is the path that one
object travels on to move
around another object.

Did You Know…?

Scientists believe that the Earth is around
4.6 billion years old!
The Moon

Planet Earth has one moon.

Did You Know…?

The Moon and Earth are the only two

places in space that humans have
stepped foot on.
Night and Day
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Planet Earth
rotates. This is why
we have night and
day.

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Rotate means to spin or turn. Earth
takes about 24 hours to do one full
turn. This is why there are 24 hours in
one day.

When the side of the Earth you are on is facing the Sun, it will be daytime.
On the other side of the Earth, it will be night time.
Seasons

Like all planets in our

Solar System, Earth travels
around the Sun. It takes
365 days for Earth to travel
all the way around. This is
the length of a year.

Earth tilts to one side. This

causes seasons.

When our part of When our part of

the Earth is tilted the Earth is tilted
towards the Sun, it away from the Sun,
is summer. it is winter.
 The Earth’s Surface
What can you see when you look
at this photo of Earth?

Earth is covered
mostly by water.
Huge oceans and seas
cover much of the
planet, as well as
rivers and lakes on Earth tilts to one side. This
land. causes seasons.

The surface of Earth

has changed a lot
over time.
 The Earth’s Surface
Land on the Earth varies from sandy, hot, dry deserts to lush, green
rainforests to freezing lands of snow and ice.

As the human population grows,

The Earth is towns and cities that have been
home to constructed by humans are also
towering covering more of the planet.
mountains.

What else can you think of that you

can find on Earth?
Most of the plants and trees grow
on land,

In fields

On
mountains

In valleys
 Living Things on Earth

Earth is the only planet in our Solar System that is known to have life on it.

Many living things can survive on our planet if:

it is the correct temperature;

it has the right air that living things need to

breathe;

there are water and food sources.

Did You Know…?

Planet Earth is the only planet in the Solar System known to
have water in liquid form on its surface.
 Space Exploration
We have learnt a lot about Earth from space. There are many satellites and
? spacecraft, high above the Earth, that take photos and measurements and
send them back to us.
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A satellite is an object in space
This helps us learn more that orbits a bigger object. The
about the planet, including Moon is a natural satellite of
information about the Earth.
weather and oceans.
Space Exploration

Humans have been exploring space since 1957.

On 4th October 1957, the Union of Soviet Socialist

Republics (U.S.S.R) launched a satellite called Sputnik.

The Russian cosmonaut (or astronaut), Yuri Gagarin,

was the first human to go into space on 12th April
1961.

In 1969, the American astronaut, Neil Armstrong,

was the first person to step on the Moon.

Since then, many have followed in the quest to

explore and learn more about Earth and space.
 Our Planet

Which 3 words would you use to describe our

planet Earth?

What else would you like to find out about

Earth?

How do you think it would feel to be an

astronaut looking at Earth from space?
3 Earth

This is where we live! Earth is the only planet

with liquid water on the surface.
Mission
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