The Sun & Rocky Planets

FREE SCIENCE ADVENTURE · Starfall Frontier

The Sun & Rocky Planets

Space · Asteroid Run · Guided by Spaceling

Compare the rocky planets using a few meaningful properties.

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The Sun & Rocky Planets teacher guide

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Learning target

Compare the rocky planets using a few meaningful properties.

Vocabulary and key concepts

Sun as energy source; inner planets; rocky surfaces; Earth comparisons

Accuracy notes

Use relative scale and selected comparisons, not memorized distances, all moons or advanced stellar evolution.

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