MS-ESS1.B-3

Think Titans: Solar System Origins & Gravity

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COMBINED RATING

3.3 Stars

TEACHERS (4)

3.0

STUDENTS (371)

3.5

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

Join Loopy the Monkey on his journey to learn about the Solar System's Origin. The Think Titans, specifically Professor Hoot, guide Loopy as they create their own MINI SOLAR SYSTEM!

Vocabulary Words

solar system

solar nebula

Nebular Theory

comet

planet

moon

meteors

asteroids

dwarf planets

celestial bodies

elliptical orbit

gravity

inertia

nuclear fusion

outer planets

inner planets

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Gravity and the Birth of our Solar System. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

The Solar System is approximately 4.5 billion years old.

Celestial bodies travel in circular or eliptical orbits around the Sun due to gravity and their inertia.

The Solar System began as a solar nebula, a rotating cloud of dust and gas; this is known as nebular theory.

The force of gravity causes objects in our solar system to orbit the Sun.

The Sun is a medium-sized star.

The gravitational force between objects and the Sun is proportional to the distance between them.

The solar system consists of the Sun, planets, moons, meteors, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is included in our solar system? What force holds all things down on Earth? What is at the center of our solar system?

After the Game

What existed before the solar system formed? What is the approximate age of our solar system? What are five celestial bodies that are part of our solar system? What factors affect the amount of gravitational pull on an object? What type of celestial body is the sun? What happens during nuclear fusion? What materials formed the inner and outer planets?