5th graders have been working on a project on the Solar System. Click the link below to download the project page.
Here are the requirements for the project.
Or…
Solar System Project/Research
- 3-D Model of your planet or solar system object
- Planet name and where the name comes from
- Composition of the planet (what it’s made of)
- Atmosphere
- Order in the Solar System
- Distance from the Sun
- Size
- Length of time to ROTATE on its axis (“day”)
- Length of time to REVOLVE around the sun (“year”) (also called solar revolution)
- Temperature/temperature range
- How many satellites
- Rings or no rings
- What would a 100 lb person weigh on your planet?
- Acrostic Poem (name of planet/object used to create a list of statements)
Acrostic Poem Example
S – Solar System is a group, or system, of objects rotating around the sun
O – Only one star in our Solar System
L – Luna is another name for Earth’s moon
A – Asteroids circle the sun between Mars and Jupiter
R – Rust is in the dirt on Mars
S – Satellites revolve around planets (moons)
Y – Year is how long it takes for the planet to revolve around the sun
S – Saturn has the most beautiful rings
T – Tails of comets are made from the burning off of ice and dust
E – Earth is the only planet that has water
M – Mars will be the next planet we visit (probably)