Ch. 18 Lesson 4

What do we know about Neptune,

Pluto and beyond?

• blue color- methane gas

Neptune

Great Dark Spot-storm

•13 moons•largest moon= Triton

Pluto•orbit- different from other planets

•smaller than Earth’s moon

Pluto

Pluto & its 3 moons

•Sedna-minor planet beyond Pluto

Edible Solar System• Sun= butterscotch candy (gold lifesaver)1. Mercury= Smartie-looks like Earth’s moon2. Venus= yellow Skittle-brightest object in sky3. Earth= green Skittle-has life (plants)4. Mars= red hot- Red Planet- iron oxide (rust)• Asteroid belt= sprinkles- small and many5. Jupiter= cinnamon candy- Great Red Spot6. Saturn= gummy Lifesaver- rings7. Uranus= green Fruit Loop on its side8. Neptune= blue Fruit Loop-Neptune’s blue color• Pluto= orange Skittle- small like inner planets

Solar SystemActivities

• Order the Planets 

• Fun with Planets

• Planets

• Solar System

• Edible Solar System

• Planet Postcards