Which three planets are

closer to the sun?

 Our Solar System

Sun Venus Mars Saturn

Venus is the Mars is a very Saturn is the
second planet cold place ringed planet

Mercury Earth Jupiter Neptune

Mercury is a Earth is the Jupiter is the It's also the
small planet third planet biggest planet fourth-largest
 Let´s do some research!
Mercury
Mercury is the closest
planet to the Sun

Venus
Venus is the second
planet from the Sun
Earth
Earth is the third planet
from the Sun
 We are going to work in groups of three students. Each student will choose one different
planet . Use the links to get 3 important facts of your planet. Write notes in your
notebook. For this activity you will have 4 minutes.

Venus
Venus is the second
planet from the Sun
Earth
https://nineplanets.org/kids/venus/ Earth is the third planet
Mercury from the Sun
Mercury is the closest https://nineplanets.org/kids/earth/
planet to the Sun
https://nineplanets.org/kids/mercury/ https://nineplanets.org/kids/
Is it important that MERCURY

experts in a subject share

their findings with other
experts? Why?
VENUS

EARTH
CORRECT MERCURY

ANSWERS!
Let´s work with the other
experts creating different VENUS
teams to share your
findings and complement
the information about
EARTH
your planet. You have 4
minutes for this activity.
Remember to write your
How do you feel now?
It is time to share!
It is time to go with your main team.
Now that you are an expert in your planet, share your complete
information with your team and write the facts of the other planets
that your team members got for you. For this activity you have 4
minutes.
 Animated Solar System Infographics

Jupiter Mercury
Jupiter is a gas giant Mercury is the closest
and the biggest planet in planet to the Sun and the
the Solar System smallest one

Venus Mars
Venus has a beautiful Despite being red, Mars
name and is the second is actually a cold place.
planet from the Sun It's full of iron oxide dust