Space links

Here are some awesome links to pages we have looked at a little bit in class:


http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/#.U4eWHl46HwI

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov

This is a great youtube channel for seeing what life is like for astronauts, and how gravity works:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNtqpHlU1pCaVy2wlzxHKQ

What are your favourites? Add any more good links you find!

Room sixes awesome planets

Sneaky Ms Ryder hid the instructions to see what we
could do! 
We worked out which sizes and colours to use (and then we got the instructions out to put the wire in)
 By Annie & Edie

Uranus facts

Did you know:

• Uranus is the third biggest planet
• Uranus was the second planet that was discovered (after earth)
• Uranus is sometimes barely visible with the unaided eye on a very clear night
• Uranus was an ancient greek deity (god) of the heavens
• Uranus is the only planet that spins on it's side

By Benji & Lachie

our awesome planet

   Earth.
 Here are some facts about Earth 
.A force called gravity keeps all the Planets on their paths or orbits around the sun the Earth takes a year to make one  complete path
.As far as we know Earth is the only planet in the solar system were there is life and the land is almost completely covered in ice .   
.The part of Earth facing the sun have day and parts that light doesn't reach have night .
.Our Earth is one of the smallest planets in the solar system its smaller than Jupiter
.Our planet is the only one we know that has water on it and water is the reason we have life on Earth as far as we know there are no other plants or animals anywhere else

By Edie and Amelie

Mercury facts

Mercury orbits the sun in 88 Earth day's.
It take's Mercury 59 Earth day's to spin around once.
at night it is 200 degres c.
Mercury is the smallest planet  in our solar system
mercury is the first planet in our solar system
Bo Finn and Robbie

Jupiter- The biggest planet

Did you know Jupiter has 67 moons.

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. 

Jupiter is a gas giant he is made of  gas and helium 

Jupiter is the fifth  planet from the sun. 

By Harvey & Liam

The furthest planet from the sun

Neptune

Is the furthest away from the Sun and the Earth.
It will take you 200 years to get there on a jet plane.

Neptune's  largest moon triton has an atmosphere and a magnetic field which are two features of a planet.    
 Did you know that Neptune has 13 moons around    him.

By Brianna & Charlie