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The planets

KS2 · 20 minutes · Name the eight planets in order from the Sun.

Visual learning map for The planets: observe, try, then explain. Name the eight planets in order from the Sun.
Visual learning map for The planets: observe, try, then explain. Name the eight planets in order from the Sun.

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Name the eight planets in order from the Sun.

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  1. Today: The planets. Our goal: Name the eight planets in order from the Sun.
  2. Take one idea at a time. Pause after each sentence; ask for repetition whenever you need it.
  3. Our Solar System has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The first four are small and rocky. The outer four are giants made mostly of gas or ice. A memory sentence helps: My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming.
  4. Together: choose one example from the explanation and show how it works. What do you notice?
  5. Your turn: Make a planet line with eight balls or circles of different sizes, in order.
  6. Reflect: what made sense, and what would you like explained differently?
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