
Exploring the Solar System
6th Grade · Science · 60 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the major components of our solar system.
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The sun is a star that makes up more than 99 percent of the mass in our solar system.
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Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, while Earth is known as the 'Goldilocks planet' because it is not too hot and not too cold.
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Jupiter is the largest planet and is a 'gas giant', while Saturn is famous for its beautiful rings made of ice particles, rocks, and dust.


