Georgia Science Standards for Georgia Science Standards for Second GradeSecond Grade

S2CS5 Students will communicate S2CS5 Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.scientific ideas and activities clearly.

S2E1 Students will understand that stars S2E1 Students will understand that stars have different sizes, brightness, and have different sizes, brightness, and patterns.patterns.

S2E2 Students will investigate the position S2E2 Students will investigate the position of the sun and moon to show patterns of the sun and moon to show patterns throughout the year.throughout the year.

Table of ContentsTable of Contents The EarthThe Earth The Planets in the Solar SystemThe Planets in the Solar System MercuryMercury VenusVenus MarsMars

Mars websiteMars website JupiterJupiter SaturnSaturn UranusUranus NeptuneNeptune PlutoPluto Inner planets/Outer planetsInner planets/Outer planets

Asteroid Belt websiteAsteroid Belt website Bar chart to show number of moons for Bar chart to show number of moons for

each planeach plan Pie chart to compare number of moonsPie chart to compare number of moons The Moon revolves around the earthThe Moon revolves around the earth

Moon videoclipMoon videoclip Special code for planetsSpecial code for planets

Check answersCheck answers The Milky WayThe Milky Way Websites to learn moreWebsites to learn more

•We live on the planet We live on the planet EarthEarth..Earth belongs to a family of planets Earth belongs to a family of planets

called the solar system.called the solar system.

The Sun is in the middle of the The Sun is in the middle of the solar system.solar system.

PlutoNeptuneUranusSaturnJupiterMarsEarthVenusMercurySun

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MercuryMercury is the closest planet to the sun. is the closest planet to the sun. It is very hot.It is very hot.

The Earth’s moon and Mercury are The Earth’s moon and Mercury are about the same size.about the same size.

•VenusVenus is the second planet from the sun. is the second planet from the sun.It is the It is the hottesthottest planet in our solar system. planet in our solar system.

The Earth and Venus are about the same size.The Earth and Venus are about the same size.

MarsMars is called the red planet. is called the red planet.It is the fourth planet from the sun.It is the fourth planet from the sun.

Mars website Click here to learn more

•The fifth planet from the sun is Jupiter.

•It has orange and white clouds that make it look like it has stripes.

•Jupiter has a Great Red Spot.

•The spot is a storm like a •hurricane.

SaturnSaturn is the sixth planet from the sun. is the sixth planet from the sun.

It has thousands of rings.It has thousands of rings.

Saturn revolves around the sun once every Saturn revolves around the sun once every 29 years.29 years.

UranusUranus is the seventh planet from is the seventh planet from the sun. the sun.

It has a It has a greenishgreenish color. color.Uranus is four times the size of Uranus is four times the size of

earth.earth.

NeptuneNeptune is the eighth planet from the sun. is the eighth planet from the sun.

It is It is blueblue. .

Uranus and Neptune are about the same Uranus and Neptune are about the same size.size.

The smallest planet in our solar system The smallest planet in our solar system is is PlutoPluto..

It would take a space ship 15 years to It would take a space ship 15 years to reach this planet.reach this planet.

The Solar System is divided into The Solar System is divided into two kinds of planets.two kinds of planets.

Inner PlanetsInner Planets Outer PlanetsOuter Planets

MercuryMercury JupiterJupiter

VenusVenus SaturnSaturn

EarthEarth UranusUranus

MarsMars NeptuneNeptune

PlutoPlutoAn Asteroid Belt divides the inner and outer planets.

•Click on the line below to learn about the Asteroid Belt.

•Asteroid Belt website

Use the chart below to identify the Use the chart below to identify the number of moons for each planet.number of moons for each planet.

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Compare the number of moons.Compare the number of moons.

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What planet has the greatest number of moons?

Pluto, Mercury, and Mars do not have a moon.

The moon revolves around the earth. It The moon revolves around the earth. It take about 27.3 days to go all the way take about 27.3 days to go all the way

around.around.

moon video clip

Can you name all of the planets in Can you name all of the planets in order? Use the code below to help order? Use the code below to help

you.you.1.1. MyMy2.2. VeryVery3.3. EagerEager4.4. MotherMother5.5. JustJust6.6. ServedServed7.7. UsUs8.8. NineNine9.9. Pickles.Pickles.

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The Milky WayThe Milky Way

A bright line of stars stretching across A bright line of stars stretching across the sky is the Milky Way Galaxy.the sky is the Milky Way Galaxy.

Our sun and the Our sun and the

solar system are a solar system are a

small part of this small part of this

galaxy.galaxy.

Solar System QuizSolar System Quiz

See photographs of alSee photographs of all of the planetsl of the planets..

Click here for more faClick here for more facts about the solar sycts about the solar system. This is really nstem. This is really neat!eat!

To learn more about space

check out these

websites.