MS-ESS1.B-1

Think Titans: Solar System Explorers

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COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

TEACHERS (6)

4.0

STUDENTS (2271)

4.0

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

Join Loopy the Monkey on his journey to learn about the Solar System. The Think Titans, specifically Professor Hoot, guides Loopy as they make their way to the center of the Solar System to create the ULTIMATE SOLAR SYSTEM TRAVEL GUIDE!

Vocabulary Words

solar system

meteoroids

elliptical orbit

outer planets

comet

inertia

gravity

satellites

Asteroid Belt

asteroids

moon

inner planets

dwarf planets

sun

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Our Solar System. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Meteoroids are small pieces of rock (less than 1 meter in diamter) that orbit the Sun.

The outer planets are gaseous.

Comets are small objects primarily made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun.

The Sun is a medium-sized star.

Celestial bodies travel in circular or eliptical orbits around the Sun due to gravity and their inertia.

The outer planets orbit the Sun from a position beyond the asteroid belt.

The outer planets have many natural satellites, such as the Galilean moons of Jupiter.

Asteroids are metallic, rocky objects without atmospheres that orbit the Sun but are too small to be classified as planets or dwarf planets.

The orbits of the inner planets are located between the Sun and asteroid belt.

Presence of water is a factor that determines whether a planet can support life.

Composition of the atmosphere is a factor that determines whether a planet can support life.

Proximity to the Sun is a factor that determines whether a planet can support life.

The Sun is thousands of times closer to the Earth than any other star.

The force of gravity causes objects in our solar system to orbit the Sun.

The inner planets have solid rocky surfaces.

The inner planets have either no moons or few moons.

The solar system consists of the Sun, planets, moons, meteors, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are three things found in our solar system? What is at the center of our solar system?

After the Game

What kind of celestial body is the sun? What two forces allow the planets to travel around the sun in an elliptical orbit? Where is the Asteroid Belt located? What are the factors that determine whether a planet can support life? How does the structure of the inner planets differ from the structure of the outer planets?