Our Solar System

Lab Brief #4

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

Earth is one of eight planets that orbit the sun. The sun is the center of our solar system.

Key words

planet
A large round object that travels in orbit around a star.
Earth
The planet we live on, the third one from the Sun.
orbit
The curved path an object takes around another in space.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Draw the sun, Earth, and moon. Use arrows to show which way they move.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Question 1 of 3

How many planets orbit our sun?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

How long does it take Earth to go around the sun?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 3 of 3

What is the closest star to Earth?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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👨‍👩‍👧 For the dinner table: “What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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