The Solar System

• Science
• 1st Grade

The 

Solar 

System

Do you know what is in the center of our Solar System?

The Sun is at the center of our Solar System.

Our sun is actually a star named Sol. That is why it is called the Solar System. 

All the stars in the sky are big hot balls of burning gas. Some are bigger than our sun, and some are smaller. They are very far away. 

There are 8 planets in our solar system. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

These are Unicorn Noodles 

This is a Very Excellent Monkey

What does that have to do with planets?

Let’s stop and do a Go Noodle before we move on!

Mercury

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Mercury 

• The closest planet to the Sun

• Goes from VERY hot to VERY cold 

• The smallest planet in our solar system