Lesson 9 — The solar system + the moon

• The moon
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Astronomy

This lesson

• Complete 3.5 — Our solar system
• Check the workbook exercises
• 3.6 The moon

Learning goals

• Describe the structure of our solar system
•  Name several objects found in the solar system
• Name the names of the 8 planets in our solar system
•  Start with 3.6 the moon

Studying 3.5

• Study 3.5
  
• Describe the structure of the solar system and name each part
  
• Do the workbook exercises of 3.5

• Done? Study 3.6 — Why does the shape of the moon change?

The solar system

• The Sun
  
• The inner planets
• The astroid belt
•  The outer planets
• Dwarf planets

The inner planets

The inner planets

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

The astroid belt

150

million

kilometers

wide

The astroid belt

• Between Mars and Jupiter
  

 

• Rock leftovers from when the Solar System was formed
  

 

• Ceres
  

 

150

million

kilometers

wide

The outer planets

The outer planets

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Dwarf planets

3.6 The moon

Learning goals

• Describe the structure of our solar system
•  Name several objects found in the solar system
• Name the names of the 8 planets in our solar system
•  Start with 3.6 the moon