FREE SCIENCE ADVENTURE · Starfall Frontier
The Sun & Rocky Planets
Space · Asteroid Run · Guided by Spaceling
Compare the rocky planets using a few meaningful properties.
Lesson resources
Teacher guides and lesson references
The Sun & Rocky Planets teacher guide
PDF · 3 pages · Expected answers included
Teacher notes
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.
Setup
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Classroom use ideas
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