Name: ____________________________
Period: ________
Solar System Trading Cards Directions
Using the website provided you will be completing the Inner Planets, Outer
Planets, Moon, the Sun, Comets, Meteors and Asteroids Charts. Using the
information from the charts you will then create trading cards about the solar
system.
Requirements for trading cards:
Side 1: Name and picture
Side 2: Distance from Sun (if applicable)
Rotation period (if applicable)
Revolution period (if applicable)
Atmosphere (if applicable)
Interesting Fact
*if applicable: meteoroids, asteroids and comets may not have this info
Planet cards will have 5 bullets (*) on back, others may have only 4
After completing your research and trading cards answer the solar system
assessments questions. Turn in the following items:
______ Research Chart
______ Solar System Trading Cards (min. 6)
______ Solar System Assessment Questions (gray paper)
______ Solar Systems Trading Cards Rubric (gray paper)
Name: ____________________________
Period: ________
Solar System Assessment
Exploring Our Planets
1. Choose one planet to compare with Earth. List 3 facts that are
similar about Earth and your chosen planet and 3 facts that are
different between Earth and your chosen planet.
2. List three reasons why Earth can sustain life.
3. Choose a planet other than Earth. What are 3 things that would
need to change about that planet in order for it to sustain life?
4. Choose a moon from another planet to compare with our moon.
List 3 facts that are similar about our moon and your chosen moon
and 3 facts that are different between our moon and your chosen
moon.
Name: ____________________________________________
Communicating
5
Information is
organized and
effectively
communicates all of
the appropriate
concepts
4
Information is
fairly well
organized and
communicates
most of the
appropriate
concepts
Cards indicate an
understanding of
each subject.
Most facts are
included.
Concept
understanding
Cards indicate
superior
understanding of
each subject. All
facts are included.
Creativity
Cards or organized
in a creative manner
and are very
appealing to the
eye. (colorful)
Cards are
organized fairly
well in a creative
manner and are
appealing to the
eye. (has color)
Neatness
Cards are made very
neatly with obvious
signs of time and
effort.
All 4 questions
answered correctly
Cards are made
neatly with signs
of time and effort.
Solar System
Assessment
3 questions
answered
correctly
3
Information is
somewhat
organized and
communicates a
few of the
appropriate
concepts
Cards indicate
some
understanding of
each subject.
Some facts are
included.
Cards are
organized
somewhat in a
creative manner
and are somewhat
appealing to the
eye. (some color)
Cards are made
somewhat neatly
with signs of little
time and effort.
2 questions
answered correctly
2
Information is
disorganized and
communicates
very few of the
appropriate
concepts
Points received
Cards indicate
little
understanding of
each subject.
Few facts are
included.
Cards are not
organized in a
creative manner
and are not
appealing to the
eye. (no color at
all)
Cards are not
made neatly with
signs of no time
or effort.
1 question
answer correctly
Total Points Received _________________ x 4 = __________________
Solar System Trading Card Research Websites
Use the sites below to help you complete your research sheet.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://kids.nineplanets.org/
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solarsystem
You may certainly visit other sites and don’t forget the images!
Have fun and be creative.
Name: _______________________________
Period: _________________
The Inner Planets
Mercury
Distance from Sun
(kg)
Rotation Period
(Earth Days)
Venus
Earth
Mars
58 million
243 Earth days
Revolution Period
(Earth Years)
Atmosphere
(Principal Gases)
Composition
1.9 Earth Years
Terrestrial
Planet
Interesting Fact
The Outer Planets
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Distance from Sun
(kg)
Rotation Period
(Earth Days)
4.5 billion
Revolution Period
(Earth Years)
Atmosphere
(Principal Gases)
Composition
Interesting Fact
Neptune
84 Earth Years
A gas planet
Has dozens of
moons, including
the Galilean
moons
Name: _______________________________
Period: _________________
The Sun/Comets/Meteors/Asteroids
Sun
Comets
Meteor,
Meteorites,
Meteoroids
Asteroids
Frozen gas, rock
and dust
Composition
Maybe grouped
together in the
“belt” between
Mars and Jupiter;
can move outside
of the asteroid
belt
Interesting Fact
Moons
Earth’s
Moon
Rotation Period
(Earth Days)
Atmosphere
(Principal Gases)
Composition
Interesting Fact
Europa
Callisto
Io
Ganymede
3.5 Earth
days
Sulfur
dioxide
Ice and rock
Galilean
moon; Largest
moon in the
solar system
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