Description of the planets for children. How to tell your child about the planets of the solar system
PLANETSIn ancient times, people knew only five planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, only they can be seen with the naked eye.
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were discovered with telescopes in 1781, 1846 and 1930. For a long time, astronomers studied the planets by observing them from Earth. They determined that all the planets, except Pluto, move in circular orbits in the same plane and in the same direction, calculated the sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun, formed their own idea of the structure of the planets, even suggested that Venus and Mars could be similar to Earth, and there may be life on them.
The launch of automatic space stations to the planets made it possible to significantly expand, and in many respects to revise, ideas about the planets: it became possible to see photographs of the surface, to explore the soil and atmosphere of the planets.
Mercury.
Mercury is a small planet, slightly larger than the Moon. Its surface is also littered with meteorite impact craters. No geological processes have erased these dents from his face. Inside Mercury is cold. Around the Sun, it moves faster than other planets, and around its axis very slowly. Having circled the Sun twice, Mercury only has time to turn around its axis three times. Because of this, the temperature on the sunny side of the planet exceeds 300 degrees, and on the unlit side, darkness and severe cold reign. Mercury has almost no atmosphere.
Venus.
Exploring Venus is not easy. It is enveloped in a thick layer of clouds, and under this serene exterior hides a real hell, the pressure exceeds the earth's by a hundred times, the temperature on the surface is about 500 degrees, which is caused by the "greenhouse effect". The Soviet automatic station "Venera - 9" for the first time managed to transmit to Earth images of a surface filled with lava and covered with stones. Under the conditions of Venus, the apparatus lowered to the surface of the planet quickly fails, so American scientists decided to obtain data on the relief of the planet in a different way.
The automatic station "Magellan", flying around Venus many times, probed the planet with a radar, as a result, a comprehensive picture of the surface was obtained. In some places, the relief of Venus is similar to the earth, but, in general, the landscapes are strange: high mountainous round areas surrounded by mountain ranges 250-300 km across, the entire area of \u200b\u200bwhich is occupied by volcanoes; other volcanic formations resemble cakes with steep edges and a flat crown. The surface of the planet is carved with channels that have been carved by lava. Traces of active volcanic activity are visible everywhere. Meteor craters on the surface of Venus are distributed evenly, which means that its surface took shape at the same time. Scientists cannot explain how this could happen, Venus seemed to boil and was flooded with lava. Now volcanic activity on the planet is not detected.
The atmosphere of Venus is not at all similar to the earth's, it mainly consists of carbon dioxide. The thickness of the gaseous shell of Venus, in comparison with the earth, is monstrously large. The layer of clouds reaches 20 km. They found the presence of a concentrated aqueous solution of sulfuric acid. Sunlight does not reach the surface of Venus, twilight reigns there, it is raining sulfur, the landscape is constantly illuminated by flashes of lightning. High in the atmosphere of the planet, constant winds rage that drive clouds at great speed, the upper layer of the Venusian atmosphere makes a complete revolution around the planet within four Earth days. The solid body of Venus, on the contrary, rotates around its axis very slowly and in a different direction than all the other planets. Venus has no satellites.
Mars.
In the 20th century, the planet Mars was chosen by science fiction writers; in their novels, the Martian civilization was incomparably higher than the earthly one. The mysterious inaccessible Mars began to reveal its secrets when Soviet and American automatic spacecraft began to be sent to study it.
The Mariner-9 station, revolving around Mars, took pictures of all parts of the planet, which made it possible to create a detailed map of the surface topography. Researchers have discovered traces of active geological processes on the planet: huge volcanoes, the largest of them, Olympus, 25 km high, and a huge fault in the Martian crust, called the Mariner Valley, which crosses an eighth of the planet.
Gigantic structures grew in the same place for billions of years, unlike the Earth with its drifting continents, the surface of Mars did not move. The geological structures of the Earth, in comparison with the Martian ones, are dwarfs. Are volcanoes active on Mars now? Scientists believe that geological activity on the planet is obviously a thing of the past.
Among the Martian landscapes, reddish rocky deserts predominate. Light transparent clouds float above them in the pink sky. The sky turns blue at sunset. The atmosphere of Mars is very rarefied. Every few years there are dust storms that capture almost the entire surface of the planet. A day on Mars lasts 24 hours 37 minutes, the inclination of the axis of rotation of Mars to the plane of the orbit is almost the same as that of the Earth, so the change of seasons on Mars is quite consistent with the change of seasons on Earth. The planet is poorly heated by the Sun, so the temperature of its surface, even in a summer day, does not exceed 0 degrees, and in winter, frozen carbon dioxide settles on the stones from a fierce cold, and the Polar Caps also mainly consist of it. No traces of life have yet been found.
From Earth, Mars is seen as a reddish star, which is probably why it bears the name of the god of war, Mars. Two of his satellites were named Phobos and Deimos, which in ancient Greek means "fear" and "horror". The satellites of Mars are space "rocks" of irregular shape. Phobos is 18km x 22km and Deimos is 10km x 16km.
The planets are giants.
In 1977, American scientists and engineers launched an automatic interplanetary station towards Jupiter as part of the Voyager program. Once every 175 years, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto are located in such a way relative to the Earth that a launched spacecraft can examine all these planets in one flight. Scientists have calculated that under certain conditions, the spacecraft, flying up to the planet, falls into the gravitational sling, the planet itself sends the apparatus further to another planet. The calculations turned out to be correct. Earthlings were able to see these distant planets and their satellites through the "eyes" of space robots, unique information was transmitted to Earth.
Jupiter.
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It has no solid surface and consists mainly of hydrogen and helium. Due to the high speed of rotation around its axis, it is noticeably compressed at the poles. Jupiter has a huge magnetic field, if it became visible, then from the Earth it would look the size of the solar disk.
In the photographs, scientists were able to see only clouds in the planet's atmosphere, which create stripes parallel to the equator. But they moved with great speed, whimsically changing their outlines. Numerous whirlwinds, auroras and flashes of lightning have been recorded in Jupiter's cloud cover. On the planet, the wind speed reaches one hundred kilometers per hour. The most amazing formation in the atmosphere of Jupiter is a large red spot 3 times the size of the Earth. Astronomers have been observing it since the 17th century. It is possible that this is the tip of a gigantic tornado. Jupiter releases more energy than it receives from the Sun. Scientists believe that in the center of the planet, gases are compressed to the state of a metallic liquid. This hot core is the power plant that generates winds and a monstrous magnetic field.
But the main surprises for scientists were presented not by Jupiter itself, but by its satellites.
Satellites of Jupiter.
There are 16 known moons of Jupiter. The largest of them Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede were discovered by Galileo, they are visible even with strong binoculars. It was believed that the satellites of all planets are like the moon - they are cold and lifeless. But Jupiter's moons surprised researchers.
And about- the size of the moon, but this is the first celestial body, except for the Earth, on which active volcanoes were discovered. Io is covered in volcanoes. Its surface is washed by multi-colored lava flows, volcanoes emit sulfur. But what is the reason for the active volcanic activity of such a small cosmic body? Rotating around the huge Jupiter, Io either approaches it or moves away.
Under the influence of either increasing or decreasing gravitational force, Io either contracts or expands. Friction forces heated its inner layers to an enormous temperature. Io's volcanic activity is incredible, its surface is changing before our eyes. Io moves in Jupiter's powerful magnetic field, so it builds up a huge electric charge that discharges onto Jupiter in a continuous stream of lightning, causing storms on the planet.
Europe has a relatively smooth surface, virtually without relief. It is covered with a layer of ice, it is likely that the ocean is hiding under it. Instead of molten rocks, water oozes from cracks here. This is a completely new kind of geological activity.
Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. Its dimensions are almost the same as those of Mercury.
Callisto dark and cold, its surface pitted with meteorite craters has not changed for billions of years.
Saturn.
Saturn, like Jupiter, does not have a solid surface - it is a gas giant planet. It also consists of hydrogen and helium, but it is colder, since it produces less heat itself and receives less from the Sun. But on Saturn the winds are faster than on Jupiter. Stripes, vortices and other formations are observed in the atmosphere of Saturn, but they are short-lived and irregular.
Naturally, the attention of scientists was directed to the rings that surround the planet's equator. They were discovered by astronomers in the 17th century, since then scientists have been trying to understand what they are. Photos of the rings, transmitted to earth by an automatic space station, surprised the researchers. They managed to identify several hundred nested rings, some intertwined with each other, dark stripes were found on the rings that appeared and disappeared, they were called knitting needles. Scientists were able to see the rings of Saturn from a fairly close distance, but they had more questions than answers.
In addition to the rings, 15 satellites move around Saturn. The largest of them - Titan is slightly smaller than Mercury. The dense atmosphere of Titan is much thicker than Earth's and almost entirely composed of nitrogen, it did not allow to see the surface of the satellite, but scientists suggest that the internal structure of Titan is similar to the structure of the Earth. The temperature at its surface is below minus 200 degrees.
Uranus.
Uranus differs from all other planets in that its axis of rotation lies almost in the plane of its orbit, all the planets look like a toy top, and Uranus rotates as if "lying on its side." Voyager managed to "see" little in the atmosphere of Uranus, the planet turned out to be very monotonous outwardly. There are 5 satellites around Uranus.
Neptune.
It took Voyager 12 years to reach Neptune. How surprised scientists were when they saw a planet very similar to Earth on the outskirts of the solar system. It was deep blue in color, white clouds were moving in different directions in the atmosphere. Winds on Neptune blow much stronger than on other planets.
There is so little energy on Neptune that the wind, having risen, can no longer stop. Scientists have discovered a system of rings around Neptune, but they are incomplete and are arcs, there is no explanation for this yet. Neptune and Uranus are also giant planets, but not gas ones, but ice ones.
Neptune has 3 satellites. One of them - Triton rotates in the opposite direction to the rotation of Neptune itself. Perhaps it did not form in Neptune's gravity zone, but was attracted to the planet when it came close to it and fell into its zone of attraction. Triton is the coldest body in the solar system, with a surface temperature slightly above absolute zero (minus 273 degrees). But nitrogen geysers have been discovered on Triton, which indicates its geological activity.
Pluto
Pluto is now officially no longer a planet. Now it should be considered a "dwarf planet", one of three in the solar system. The fate of Pluto was determined in 2006 by a vote of members of the International Astronomical Society in Prague.
To avoid confusion and not clutter up maps of the solar system, the International Astronomical Union has ordered to classify as dwarf planets sufficiently large celestial bodies that are not among the eight previously identified planets. In particular, Pluto, Charon (a former satellite of Pluto), the asteroid Ceres circulating between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, as well as the objects of the so-called Kuiper belt Zena (Xena, object UB313) and Sedna (object 90377) received a new status.
How can you imagine the planets of the solar system to children? This question is of interest not only to teachers, but also to parents who want to introduce their kids to astronomical observations. The description of the solar system is best to start with the brightest star - a source of heat and energy.
For example, you could tell the children that the planet was created by a massive explosion of several stars that occurred almost 4.5 billion years ago.
The origin of the solar system was studied by ancient astronomers, trying to connect the Sun with the phenomena that took place on Earth.
Planets of the solar system
Its center is the Sun, around which eight planets move in their own orbits, each of which deserves close attention.
An interesting fact is that until 2006, Pluto was also included in the structure of the solar system, calling it the ninth planet. But, after the size of the planet, the distance to the Sun, were determined, astronomers found out that it was a dwarf planet, and therefore it began to be attributed to the Kuiper belt.
Division into groups
Considering the structure of the solar system with schoolchildren, it can be noted that all the planets are divided into groups:
- terrestrial group;
- gas giants.
The first group includes the following planets: Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth. They are small in size, have a rocky surface, and are closest to the Sun.
The gas giants include: Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter. These planets are characterized by large sizes. Some have rings that are made up of icy dust and rocky chunks.
Sun
Impossible without a story about this star. It is around it that the planets revolve, as well as satellites in the solar system. The heavenly body consists of helium and hydrogen. The age of the Sun is 4.5 billion years. Currently, it is in the center of the life cycle, there is a gradual increase in its size. After the same number of years, the star will expand, approaching the orbit of the Earth.
The Sun is the main source of light and heat for the Earth. The star changes its activity every 11 years. Temperatures are so high on its surface that no special apparatus has yet been able to get close to the star, to take clear pictures.
Earth group
Astronomy for kids includes an overview of each planet.
Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.
Its diameter is only 4879 kilometers. Mercury is closest to the Sun. During the daytime, the temperature on the planet is about +350 degrees Celsius, and at night the figure drops to -170 degrees.
If we compare it with the Earth year, then Mercury makes a complete revolution around the Sun in 88 days, and a day is equal to 59 Earth days. Astronomers were able to establish that the speed of rotation of Mercury around the Sun periodically changes.
Mercury has no atmosphere, which is why the planet is often attacked by asteroids, which leave a huge number of craters on the surface.
Due to its proximity to the brightest star in our Galaxy, Mercury is poorly understood. Astronomers managed to detect helium, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, sodium on the planet. What is the secret of this planet of the solar system?
For children, it can be noted that according to one version, Mercury is considered the former, but evidence of this theory has not yet been found.
Venus
This planet is the second farthest from the Sun. It is close in size to the Earth, its diameter is 12,104 kilometers. As for the other parameters, they differ significantly from our planet.
The duration of a day on Venus is 242 Earth days, the year lasts 255 days. 95% of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide, which is why the greenhouse effect is created on Venus, the result is a temperature of 475 degrees Celsius. It was possible to detect 0.1% oxygen and 5% nitrogen in the atmosphere.
There is practically no liquid on Venus, it is covered with solidified basaltic lava. There is an interesting version, according to which once there were oceans on the planet, but because of the high temperature, they evaporated, the solar wind carried steam into outer space.
Near the planet, weak winds were noted, but, at an altitude of 50 kilometers, their speed increases significantly, and reaches 300 m / s.
A large number of hills and craters have been discovered on the planet, which resemble earthly continents. The formation of craters is due to the fact that once the planet had a less dense atmosphere.
As a distinctive feature of Venus, one can note its movement from east to west, which is unusual for other planets. The reason for this anomaly lies in the ability of its atmosphere to completely reflect sunlight. Venus has no natural satellites.
Earth
Arguing over how many planets are in the solar system, one cannot fail to mention our Earth. It is located at a distance of 150 million kilometers from the Sun. This remoteness explains the comfortable temperature on our planet, suitable for liquid water. That is why the Earth in the solar system is the only planet on which there is life.
More than 70% of its surface was covered with water. There is a version according to which, many thousands of years ago, steam was contained in the atmosphere, which made it possible to create on the surface the temperature necessary for its transition to a liquid state of aggregation.
Earth in the solar system is a special planet. Indeed, in its atmosphere there is oxygen, which is necessary for the process of photosynthesis, as well as for the respiration of living organisms.
The diameter of our planet is 12,742 km.
The length of an earthly day is 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds. What is the peculiarity of this planet of the solar system? It will be interesting for children to learn that there are huge tectonic plates in the bowels of the planet, when they collide, the landscape changes.
In addition to oxygen, there are inert gases in the earth's atmosphere, and 77% is nitrogen.
What other features does this planet of the solar system have? For children, you can prepare a story that the Moon acts as a natural satellite of the planet, which is always turned to the Earth on one side.
Mars
Let's try to find out the secret of the "red" planet of the solar system. For children, it should be noted that Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is much smaller than the Earth, its radius is only 6779 km. On the planet, a temperature difference is allowed from -155 degrees to +20 degrees at the equator.
Mars has an insignificant magnetic field, a very rarefied atmosphere, so solar radiation penetrates unhindered to the surface of the planet. Answering the question about the possibility of the existence of life on the planet, scientists come to the conclusion that living beings can only survive inside Mars.
Automatic vehicles that surveyed the surface of the planet discovered glaciers and dried up riverbeds. Martian sand contains iron oxide, which gives the planet its red color.
There are often dust storms that are destructive. 96% of the atmosphere of Mars is carbon dioxide, and the content of water vapor and oxygen is minimal. The planet has two satellites: Deimos and Phobos. They have a small size, uneven shape, similar to asteroids.
gas giants
Arguing over how many planets are in the solar system, one cannot ignore Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn.
The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter. This planet is 19 times larger than Earth's. Most of the planet is argon, xenon, krypton. There is helium and hydrogen in the atmosphere of this planet, and there is no water on the surface. Jupiter has about 67 moons. Among the largest are: Europe, Callisto, Io, Ganymede.
Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. It is similar in composition to the Sun. The planet's atmosphere contains hydrogen and a small amount of helium. In its upper layers, auroras and thunderstorms are often observed.
The uniqueness of Saturn is the presence of 65 satellites and several rings, consisting of small particles of ice and rock formations.
Uranus is the third largest planet, the seventh - in terms of location from the Sun. Astronomers call it the "ice planet" because its surface temperature is -224 degrees.
Of the 27 moons of Uranus, the largest are: Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Miranda.
Neptune is rightly called Scientists have found that on this planet the wind speed reaches 700 m/s. The largest of the 14 satellites of this planet is Triton.
Conclusion
In order to interest the children in astronomical research, the teacher must correctly select the material for the initial acquaintance with the planets of the solar system. Schoolchildren are interested in legends, myths, told in such a way that children have a desire to independently find material about each planet.
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Synopsis of the GCD "Planets of the solar system" for children 5-6 years old
I present to my colleagues abstract GCD on familiarization with the outside world for the Week dedicated to Cosmonautics Day. The children of my group were very interested in learning new things about space and the place of our planets in the solar system. This lesson is part of the daytime class. astronautics: rockets were counted in mathematics, planets, astronauts, etc. At the acquaintance with fiction, they read excerpts from the story "Starfighters". In the art classes, they drew, sculpted, and glued spaceships in the starry sky. Even physical education was cosmic. On the walk, we took a tour of the moon.
Abstract direct educational activities around the world
« Planets of the solar system» .
Integrated educational areas: "Socialization", "Knowledge", "Communication", "Artistic Creativity".
Types of children's activities: playful, productive, communicative, cognitive-research.
Tasks: form ideas about planets, their diversity and size; develop curiosity children.
GCD progress:
caregiver: guys, listen carefully to my riddle and guess her:
bottomless ocean,
The ocean is endless
Airless, dark
And extraordinary.
Galaxies live in it
stars and comets
There are also inhabited
May be, planets. (Space)
caregiver: That's right, it's space. And today we will talk with you about space, galaxies and planets. (a knock on the door, an astrologer is on the threshold, a junior teacher in disguise).
Astrologer: who here wants to know everything about space and stars? Only with me you can learn everything about them and even more. I am an astrologer, a great galactic traveler. And I invite you to my spaceship. (Children sit on the carpet). And in order to fly to the stars, we must start the engines and get off the ground. Repeat for me:
We are great guys
We are pilots, astronauts.
We are in a rocket into deep space
let's go to now.
you meet us planets
We will be glad to see you.
The engines started, the flame flies out.
A blue rocket takes off from the ground.
The force of gravity pressed us into the chairs,
Once! And weightlessness won the force.
Marching
Raise hands up with a handshake
Start motors by hand
Spread out the wings
Sit down, huddle
They straightened their arms, flew, sat down.
Astrologer: here we are with you and got into interplanetary space. How many of you know the name of our planet? (Earth). What do you think is the closest star to Earth? (Sun) The sun is a circle or a ball? Earth is… (ball). If celestial bodies are similar to each other, then The sun also has a shape...(ball). Sun located at the center of the galaxy, and the Earth revolves around it. And who among you knows what else planets revolve around the sun? Do not know? Then I will tell you. (turns on the starry sky projector) we live in solar system, in big "family" planets, they are all different in size, in natural conditions, and in their own way. structure: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. On different roads they fly around sun. Except 9 big planets, around sun rotating many small (asteroids).
Previously, people could only look at the stars through a telescope, but now with the development of astronautics, we are learning more and more about distant planets. And which of you knows: who was the first astronaut? (Yu. A. Gagarin).Gagarin was the first to fly into space and spent 108 minutes there. Now astronauts live on space stations for six months or longer. They conduct various scientific studies. They study space with the help of automatic instruments. The results of observations are transmitted to the ground via radio and video communication. (show presentation). They give information about the weather, cyclones, minerals, etc. And our time in orbit is up, let's get back to Earth (excerpt from m / f "Third planet from the sun» ).
Astrologer: Here we are back on Earth. It's time for me to conquer new planets and galaxies. And I ask you to draw what you saw today. Your teacher will email the drawings to me, directly to the ship. I will definitely see them all.
Reflection: drawing on a theme "Starry Sky"
During the day, you can fix the lesson by watching m / film "Third planet from the sun» .
Literature:
1. Yu. A. Vakulenko, Complex entertaining classes in the middle and senior groups, Volgograd 2009.
There is one easy way to memorize the planets of the solar system for children. However, for adults too. It is very similar to how we remember the colors of the rainbow. All children love various counting rhymes, thanks to which information settles in memory for a long time.
D To memorize the planets of the solar system, we suggest that you learn a rhyme with the guys that you can compose yourself, or use the work of A. Haight:
All the planets in order
Call any of us:
Once - Mercury,
Two is Venus
Three is Earth
Four is Mars.
Five is Jupiter
Six is Saturn
Seven is Uranus
Behind him is Neptune.
Think back to remembering the colors of the rainbow as a child. With the names of the planets, the same principle can be applied. Construct a phrase, each word of which will begin with the same letter as the planet of the solar system in the order of its location from the sun. For example:
We
Mercury
Let's meet
Venus
Tomorrow
Earth
My
Mars
young
Jupiter
Companion
Saturn
Gonna fly Now
Uranus
not for long
Neptune
This is just an example, in fact, you can think of anything, as long as the baby is close in spirit, and he easily remembers the whole sentence in its entirety. Now that we have figured out exactly how to present any information to children, we can move on to the direct knowledge that you will teach your young astronomers.
Finally, an interesting and simple story for children about what the solar system is.
The solar system is all cosmic bodies that revolve around the sun according to their well-defined trajectories. These include 8 planets and their satellites (their composition is constantly changing, as some objects are discovered, others lose their status), many comets, asteroids and meteorites.
The history of the planets
There is no definite opinion on this matter, there are only theories and conjectures. According to the most common opinion, about 5 billion years ago, one of the clouds of the Galaxy began to shrink towards the center and formed our Sun. The formed body had a huge force of attraction, and all the particles of gas and dust around began to connect and stick together into balls (these are the current planets).
The sun is not a planet, but a star. A source of energy, life on Earth.
The sun as a star and the center of the solar system
The planets in their orbits revolve around a huge star called the Sun. The planets themselves do not radiate any heat, and if it were not for the light of the Sun that they reflect, then life on Earth would never have arisen. There is a certain classification of stars, according to which the Sun is a yellow dwarf, about 5 billion years old.
planetary satellites
The solar system does not consist only of planets, it also includes natural satellites, among which the Moon is well known to us. In addition to Venus and Mercury, each planet has a certain number of satellites, today there are more than 63 of them. New celestial bodies are constantly being discovered thanks to photographs taken by automatic spacecraft. They are able to detect even the smallest satellite with a diameter of only 10 km (Leda, Jupiter).
Characteristics of each planet in the solar system
Mercury Orbit Procession
1. Mercury. This planet is closest to the Sun, in the entire system it is considered the smallest. The surface of Mercury is solid, like all four inner planets (closest to the center). It has the highest rotation speed. During the day, the planet practically burns under the sun's rays (+350˚), and freezes at night (-170˚).
2. Venus. This planet is more like the Earth than others in its size, composition and brightness. But the conditions are very different. The atmosphere of Venus consists of carbon dioxide. There are always a lot of clouds around it, which makes it difficult to observe. The entire surface of Venus is a hot, rocky desert.
3. Earth- the only planet on which there is oxygen, water, and therefore life. It has an ideal location in relation to the Sun: close enough to receive light and heat in the right amount, and far enough not to burn out from the rays. It has an ozone layer that protects all life from radiation. The planet is home to millions of species of living beings including human.
Comparison of the Earth with other planets of the solar system
The Earth has one satellite - the Moon.
4. Mars. Some scientists have suggested that life also exists on this planet because it shares a number of similarities with Earth. But numerous studies have found no signs of life there. There are currently two known natural satellites of Mars: Phobos and Deimos.
5. Jupiter- the largest planet in the solar system, 10 times larger than the Earth in diameter and 300 times in mass. Jupiter consists of hydrogen, helium and other gases, has 16 satellites.
6. Saturn- the most interesting planet for children, as it has rings that are formed from dust, stones and ice. Three main rings rotate around Saturn, the thickness of which is about 30 meters.
7. Uranus. This planet also has rings, but they are much more difficult to see, they only appear at certain times. The main feature of Uranus is its manner of rotation, performed in the "lying on its side" mode.
8. Neptune. Astronomy today calls this planet the last in the solar system. Neptune was discovered only in 1989, since it is located very far from the Sun. Its surface looks blue from space, which cannot but amaze us.
Until 2006, there were 9 planets, including Pluto. But according to the latest scientific data, this space object is no longer called a planet. It's a pity ... Although, it has become easier for children to remember.
tyts astronomy for schoolchildren
Sometimes I think about the fact that, according to scientists, a child in his development goes through all the stages of human development - from monkeys descended from the branches to modern man. And if this is so, then it is not at all surprising that children of any age are addicted to the theme of the sky and stars, because with the first grains of reason a person received the first question: “What is there in the sky?” A child who has discovered a sky strewn with stars bombards his parents with hundreds of questions, and it’s good that books help answer them and show the greatness of the world in which we live. In this article you will find a variety of books about space for children - from boring encyclopedias to real fairy tales.
Book about space for children "Stars and Planets"
I hope this review of space books for kids will help you choose really entertaining, bright and deep books that will help you go far beyond your own home. And even if only in dreams...
Olya Brusyanina
