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- Planets -- Planets -

SOLAR SYSTEMSOLAR SYSTEMThe Solar System consists of the SUN and The Solar System consists of the SUN and

eight planets.eight planets.

A planet is a body with a spherical shape.The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun isn’t a planet, it’s a star.

How many planets are How many planets are there?there?

Which planet is near the Sun?Which planet is near the Sun?

Which is far the Sun?Which is far the Sun?

The planets are numbered in the The planets are numbered in the order of their distance from the order of their distance from the

Sun.Sun.These are their names:These are their names:

Which is the Which is the biggest biggest

planet in the planet in the Solar Solar

System?System?

And the And the smallest?smallest?

Look for page 63.

Cut out the planets and the Sun.

Colour them on the back.

Glue each piece to a barbecue stick

When all the planets are finished, make holes in the card and put the sticks through the holes to make the sculpture. Put the Sun in the centre.

While you are While you are working, you can working, you can listen to GUSTAV listen to GUSTAV HOLST play: HOLST play: “The

Planets”