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For the second activity the students are going to create a poster or visual representation of the solar system and the location of the planets in relation to The Sun. In order to create their posters supplies will be provided.
Before creating the posters the students will watch a video about the order of the planets put to a song. This song will be an easy way for the students to remember the order of the planets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvwrDgId2HY
The students will also visit a website in which they can view a Solar System Scope that shows the planets orbiting the sun. This scope is interactive and allows the students to click and drag on the planets which demonstrates the speed at which the other planets rotate the Sun in relation to the speed of that planets rotation. http://www.solarsystemscope.com/
While the students are creating their posters illustrating the location and rotation of the planets in our solar system I will have an animation of the Planet Movement playing to help the students remember. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSUPFZp7Yo
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/magic-school-bus-lost-space