TO THE SUN AND BEYOND

TO THE SUN AND BEYOND

BY ANA

QUESTIONS

1. How many planets are there in our solar system?
2. Is the sun a planet or a star?
3. What's at the centre of the solar system?
4. Is the moon a planet?
5. Why do we have day and night?

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

THE EARTH

PLANETS

THE MOON

THE SUN

GAMES

ACTIVITIES

• There are eight planets in our solar system.

• Earth is the name of our planet.

• The sun is the centre of the solar system.

• The sun is a star.

• Eight planets orbit the sun.

• The Earth takes 365 days to orbit the sun.

• The moon is a satellite.
• It orbits our planet.
• The moon takes one month to orbit the Earth.
• We can see different phases of the moon.

• The Earth moves around its axis (rotation).
• The Earth takes 24 hours (a day) to make a rotation.
• When the Earth is facing the sun it is day, when the Earth is no facing the sun it is night.

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 2

ACTIVITY 3