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Solar System
Mrs. Parrs fourth Grade Class

The Solar System
Working in Groups Gather information about
the planets of our solar system.
Each Group will be assigned one planet and
must work together to complete the provided
handout.
Fill in the chart as listed. Use your textbooks,
the internet, and other sources to find your
information.
When complete we will fill the chart in
together.

Directions
The Planets in Our System
Group Planet Name Distance from the Sun Number of Moons Average Temperature Length of Year Size Atmosphere Gravity of Surface
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
What is the largest planet?
What is the hottest planet?
What happened to Pluto?
What is different about Saturn?
Is the moon a planet? Why not?
What is a galaxy?

Questions to think about