Exploring the Solar System

	Fast Facts: Planets in our Solar System
Planet	Color	Moons	Rings
Mercury	gray	0	No
Venus	yellow-white	0	No
Earth	blue	1	No
Mars	red	2	No
Jupiter	brown and beige striped	17	Yes
Saturn	yellow and brown	22	Yes
Uranus	green	21	Yes
Neptune	aqua (greenish blue)	8	Yes
Pluto	gray	1	No

Mission: Learn some of the distinguishing features of the planets in our solar system.

Experiment:

Step 1.
Review the "Fast Facts: Planets in our Solar System" above.

Step 2.
Locate the magnetic board labeled "Fast Facts: Planet Board."

Step 3.
Locate the magnetic planets.

Step 4.
Place the correct magnetic planet under each question on the magnetic board.

Theorize:

A. Which planets have rings?
B. Which have no rings?
C. Which planets have moons?
D. Which have no moons?
E. Which planets look blue?
F. Which looks striped?

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