Soaring in the Solar Soaring in the Solar SystemSystem

Peggy Elder2nd Grade

Science—Earth/Space

The solar system contains:– The sun– 9 Planets, which revolve around the sun

“My Very Eager Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas”

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

““The Solar System song”The Solar System song”(tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)(tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)

The planets go around the sun,Around the sun,Around the sun.

We have 9 planets around the sun

That we know!

First comes Mercury,Mercury, Mercury,

Mercury.It is the closest to the

sun soIt’s very hard to see!

Then we get to Venus,

Venus, Venus.It is a lot like the

EarthIn size and weight.

Now we are at Earth, Earth,

Earth.We love Earth

because it’s our home every day!

Fourth is Mars,Mars, Mars, Mars.Some say aliens

live on Mars.I don’t know!

Fifth is Jupiter,Jupiter, Jupiter, Jupiter.

It is the LARGESTAnd moves very fast,

Oo-oo-oo!

Sixth is Saturn,Saturn, Saturn, Saturn.

It has 3 ringsThat we can see!

Seventh is Uranus,Uranus, Uranus, Uranus.This one looks very blue

BecauseOf water vapor.

Eighth is Neptune,Neptune, Neptune,

Neptune.It is blue and has lots of

storms,But that’s okay!

Ninth is Pluto, Pluto, Pluto, Pluto.

It is very smallAnd that ends our

song!