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A <strong>Planet</strong><br />

<strong>Flipbook</strong><br />

Brenna Lloyd 2012


Neptune<br />

Eighth planet from the sun<br />

The windiest planet<br />

13 moons<br />

4th largest planet in the solar<br />

system


Mercury<br />

the closest planet to the sun<br />

it is hot on one side and cold on the<br />

other<br />

several craters like the moon<br />

it takes 88 days to orbit the sun<br />

no moons


Venus<br />

Second closest planet to the sun.<br />

it is the brightest planet<br />

it is the hottest planet in the solar<br />

system<br />

lots of volcanoes<br />

rotates in a backwards direction


Earth<br />

Third planet<br />

5th largest planet<br />

covered mostly by water<br />

only planet where living things exist<br />

the only planet with oxygen<br />

one moon


Mars<br />

Fourth <strong>Planet</strong><br />

Smaller than the Earth<br />

Appears red, due to the amount of<br />

iron in the soil.<br />

2 moons<br />

very cold temperatures


Jupiter<br />

Fifth planet from the sun.<br />

largest planet<br />

has a giant spinning storm, The<br />

Great Red Spot<br />

the 1st Gas <strong>Planet</strong><br />

at least 49 moons


Saturn<br />

Sixth planet from the sun.<br />

Second largest planet<br />

7 flat rings made of ice and dirt<br />

a Gas planet<br />

52 moons


Uranus<br />

Seventh planet from the sun.<br />

Coldest planet and is very windy.<br />

Poles turn toward the sun.<br />

27 moons<br />

Similar to the temperatures of<br />

Neptune


The following pages will be used for the Solar<br />

System flipbook.<br />

1.Take one 12 x 18 sheet of black construction<br />

paper and cut horizontially in half. You will<br />

use each 6 x 18 sheet of paper for the eight<br />

planets.<br />

2.Fold each piece of paper in an accordion fold.<br />

You will have 4 sections on each piece of paper.<br />

3.Students will glue one planet per section of<br />

the paper. Leaving room below each planet<br />

for a label for the information gained from<br />

the posters. Use one 6 x 18 for the Inner<br />

<strong>Planet</strong>s and the other for the Outer <strong>Planet</strong>s.<br />

4. Connect the two pieces of paper with tape<br />

Mercury<br />

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Venus<br />

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Earth<br />

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Inner <strong>Planet</strong>s<br />

(the planets closest to the sun)<br />

Mercury<br />

Earth<br />

Venus<br />

Mars


Outer <strong>Planet</strong>s<br />

(the planets farthest to the sun)<br />

Jupiter<br />

Uranus Neptune<br />

Saturn


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Labels for students to use to record info about each planet in the flipbook.

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