ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English The SOLAR SYSTEM for kids | From planet to planet – Compilation
Welcome to an exciting journey through the solar system! Imagine you’re an astronaut on a mission to explore the wonders of space. Are you ready to blast off and learn about the planets and stars? Let’s get started!
Five, four, three, two, one… liftoff! As you zoom into outer space, you see the solar system in all its glory. Our solar system is part of a galaxy called the Milky Way. At its center is a giant star called the Sun, surrounded by eight planets. These planets, along with their moons, orbit the Sun in a path called a revolution. This movement causes the changes in day and night and the seasons we experience on Earth.
Our first stop is the Sun, the solar system’s only star. It’s incredibly hot, so we can’t get too close. The Sun is huge, with a diameter 109 times bigger than Earth! It provides the energy needed for life on our planet. The Sun is made mostly of hydrogen and helium gases. Did you know it would take 20 years to fly to the Sun in a passenger plane? That’s a long trip!
Next, we visit Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Even though it’s close, it’s not the hottest because it has a thin atmosphere. Mercury is gray and covered in craters from meteorite impacts. It’s the fastest planet, zipping around the Sun in just 88 Earth days!
Now we’re on Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system. Its thick atmosphere traps heat, making it extremely hot. Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It shines brightly in our sky and is known as the morning or evening star. Venus spins in the opposite direction of most planets, which is pretty unique!
Welcome to Earth, the only planet known to have life. Earth rotates around the Sun, taking 365 days to complete a full orbit. This revolution gives us different seasons. Earth also spins on its axis, creating day and night. Did you know that 70% of Earth’s surface is covered in water?
Let’s visit the Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite. We always see the same side of the Moon because it rotates at the same speed it orbits Earth. The Moon’s gravity affects Earth’s tides. It’s the only place humans have visited beyond Earth, with Neil Armstrong being the first person to walk on its surface in 1969.
Now we’re on Mars, known as the red planet because of its color. Mars has seasons, volcanoes, and mountains, but no liquid water. It has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Mars is famous for its giant volcano, Olympus Mons, the tallest in the solar system!
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and is made mostly of gas. It has a solid core and more than 60 moons. One of its moons, Europa, might have an ocean beneath its icy surface. Jupiter spins very fast, with one day lasting only 10 hours!
Saturn is known for its beautiful rings made of rocks and ice. It’s the second-largest planet and is mostly made of gas. Saturn’s winds are super fast, creating a hexagon shape at its north pole. Its rings are visible from Earth with a telescope.
Uranus is an ice giant with a unique vertical rotation. It’s very cold and far from the Sun. Uranus has faint rings and a blue color due to methane gas in its atmosphere. It’s similar in size to Earth but much less dense.
Finally, we reach Neptune, the farthest planet from the Sun. It’s extremely cold and has strong winds. Neptune’s blue color comes from methane gas. It takes a whopping 164 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun!
Congratulations, space explorer! You’ve completed your mission and learned so much about the solar system. From the scorching Sun to the icy Neptune, each planet has its own unique features. Keep exploring and discovering more about our amazing universe!
Create Your Own Solar System Model: Gather some craft supplies like colored paper, scissors, glue, and string. Create a model of the solar system by cutting out circles for each planet and the Sun. Use different colors to represent each planet. Arrange them in order from the Sun and hang them with string to show their orbits. Discuss with a friend or family member why the planets are arranged in this order and what makes each one unique.
Planet Diary: Choose a planet from the solar system and imagine you are an astronaut visiting it. Write a short diary entry about your day on that planet. Describe what you see, feel, and hear. Think about the planet’s temperature, landscape, and any moons it might have. Share your diary entry with your class and compare your experiences with those of your classmates who visited different planets.
Observe the Sky: Spend an evening observing the night sky with a family member. Try to spot the Moon and any visible planets. Use a simple star map or a mobile app to help identify them. Discuss how the Moon looks different on different nights and why that happens. Think about how the planets move in the sky and how this relates to their orbits around the Sun.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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[Music] Welcome to Houston! We need you to complete the mission that the UN has given us. Are you up for it? You have to investigate the solar system and collect all the information possible. The mission is in your hands. Get on board and take off! The mission is going to begin. Push the red button when you’re ready. Have a good trip!
Five, four, three, two, one… You are in outer space! Look how beautiful the solar system is. The solar system is part of a galaxy called the Milky Way. It is made up of a great star called the Sun and eight planets. There are also moons or satellites that rotate around the planets. The planets spin around the Sun, and this movement is called revolution. Thanks to this, the length of a day and night changes, and there are different seasons. They also spin around themselves, which is called rotation. This movement also affects the length of a day and night, as well as the temperature of each area. Each planet makes two movements at different speeds and distances around the Sun. Because of this, a day lasts 24 hours on Earth and 243 Earth days on Venus. I will explain these concepts in more detail when we go to Earth.
Our first stop is the Sun. Hold on! Now we are near the Sun, the solar system’s only star. We can’t get much closer because the temperature is extremely high. The Sun is the center of the solar system, and all the planets orbit around it.
Hello, Ethan! It’s so hot! I’ll tell you some interesting things about this star. The Sun is enormous; its diameter is 109 times bigger than Earth. The energy the Sun gives off is necessary for life on Earth. It is important to protect yourself from the Sun; its ultraviolet rays are very harmful to human skin. The Sun is a ball of hot gas made primarily of hydrogen and helium. If we traveled on a passenger plane from Earth to the Sun, we would need 20 years to make it there. That is definitely a long trip! I can’t handle this heat; let’s go to our next stop: Mercury.
We are now on Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Even so, it isn’t the hottest because the atmosphere is really thin and doesn’t trap the Sun’s rays. There is even ice in some of the cold and dark areas where the rays don’t reach. Mercury is grey and has many craters due to meteorites that hit it. Be careful; they can hit you!
Hello, Earthling! Welcome to Mercury. Life has never been found here, but I will tell you some interesting facts about the planet. Many years ago, it was covered in graphite, a mineral used to make pencil lead. Today, there are remains of this mineral. Did you know that Mercury is the fastest rotating planet around the Sun? It rotates at 50 kilometers per second and takes only 88 Earth days to complete one trip. As you can see, Mercury experiences meteorite showers, making it the planet with the most craters in the solar system. Earth’s core is so small that its gravitational force is lower than on Earth. This means that one gram on Earth is equal to 0.38 grams on Mercury. We already know a lot about Mercury. The next planet we’ll visit is Venus.
Now we’re on Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system. It has a really dense atmosphere, causing a greenhouse effect that traps the Sun’s rays. That is why it is so hot. You don’t happen to have a fan, do you? Welcome to Venus, the planet of love! Here, there used to be a big ocean like on Earth, and because of that, it is possible that there was life. However, the ocean disappeared for unknown reasons. I will tell you some more facts about Venus. The name Venus comes from the Roman goddess of love and beauty, as its shine reminds us of her. Venus is also known as the morning star or evening star because from Earth, it can only be seen at sunrise and sunset. On this planet, there is a lot of volcanic activity, and we can find basaltic rocks like the ones used for construction. Did you know that Venus’s rotation is opposite to all the other planets in the solar system? More than 40 unmanned spaceships have explored this planet. Did you like this quick trip around Venus? Our next destination is Earth, where we will learn interesting things that maybe you didn’t know about.
Hold on! Now we’re on Earth, a planet full of life. That is why it is so important for us to protect and take care of the environment. Hello, Earthling! I am going to tell you some interesting facts about the planet where you Earthlings come from. Like the other planets, Earth rotates around the Sun and takes 365 days to complete a full orbit. We call this a complete revolution. Thanks to this revolution, we have different seasons throughout the year, and days and nights have different lengths. At the same time, Earth rotates around itself, taking 24 hours to complete a full trip. This movement is called rotation. Earth’s rotation is responsible for the change between day and night and for the rising and falling of temperatures. Did you know that many years ago, people thought that Earth was flat like a pizza? Now you can see that Earth has the shape of a sphere. Approximately 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered in water. Great! We have really learned a lot. Should we continue our trip? Let’s go to the Moon.
We are now on the Moon, the only natural satellite that belongs to Earth. We always see the same side of the Moon because it takes the same amount of time to rotate around itself as it does to orbit Earth. On the Moon, there are many craters made from meteor showers that crash against the surface. Now we’re on the Moon! Isn’t it cool? Life has never been found here, but we know that the force of its gravity allows for life on Earth. It is responsible for the tides that are on Earth, and without it, the sea level would rise along the coasts. On the Moon, we can find a lot of minerals, for example, ilmenite, from which we can get oxygen. The Moon is the only place outside of Earth that humans have visited. The first man on the Moon was Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The distance between the Moon and Earth is 384,400 kilometers. It’s not that close, is it? Did you know that we can fit all the planets between them? Every year, the Moon gets a little bit further away from Earth. There is less gravity on the Moon than on Earth, so because of this difference, you have to jump to walk like this. You didn’t know all this about the Moon, did you? Let’s go back to the spaceship. Our next stop is Mars.
We’re now on Mars, the red planet. We call it that because of its color, but the name comes from the Roman mythological god of war. Mars is similar to Earth; it has seasons, volcanoes, and mountains, but it is smaller and doesn’t have water. There are many wind and sand storms, so be careful and protect yourself; you can get blown away!
Hello, Earthling! I welcome you to Mars. In the past, there was water in the depths of Mars, but it hasn’t been confirmed if there is life or not, although some of NASA’s photographs show possible life presence. I will tell you some interesting things about it. Due to the high volcanic activity, the mineral tridymite is formed. One of its volcanoes, Olympus Mons, is the biggest in the solar system; it is three times taller than Mount Everest. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Phobos keeps getting closer and closer and will eventually crash into Mars. Did you know that the first person to see Mars with a telescope was Galileo in 1610? Did you like our quick trip around Mars? Now you can go back to Earth to share what you’ve learned. Have a good trip!
We are now on Jupiter, the giant planet, the first gaseous planet of the solar system. We can’t land on it; it doesn’t have a solid surface because it is made of gas and liquids, except for its core, which is solid and as big as Earth. Jupiter is so big; it’s huge! It is not possible for life on Jupiter, but there could be life on one of its moons called Europa because it has a huge ocean. Jupiter has the fastest rotation speed of any planet, and one day on Jupiter is only 10 hours on Earth. Jupiter’s atmosphere has three cloud layers that create the colors that we see. Did you see the Great Red Spot? It is a huge storm. Did you know there have been seven aerial visits to Jupiter? Jupiter has more than 60 moons; the most famous is Europa. There are so many that it can be considered a mini solar system. I think we’re finished here. Let’s go to Saturn.
We are now on Saturn, the ring planet. Its rings, made of rocks and asteroids, are really famous because they are the only ones you can see from Earth with a telescope. We can’t land on Saturn because it doesn’t have a solid surface; it is made of liquids and gases. Look how pretty! Wow, these rings are so cool! We’re on Saturn. It is not possible for there to be life on Saturn because the temperature is very low; it can get as low as -180 degrees Celsius or -292 degrees Fahrenheit. In Saturn’s atmosphere, there is helium, a gas that is used for X-rays and spaceships. It is the second biggest planet after Jupiter. Saturn’s winds are really fast and reach 300 kilometers per hour, creating a hexagon at its north pole. Did you know that the first person to see Saturn’s rings was Galileo in 1610? Saturn’s gravitational force is less than on Earth, but even so, it’s similar. Did you like this quick trip around Saturn? Grab a pencil and paper; Uranus is waiting for us and has lots of interesting information.
Now we’re on Uranus, the ice giant. We can’t land here because it doesn’t have a solid surface; it is made of gases and liquids. Uranus is very far from the Sun and has only been visited by the unmanned ship Voyager 2. How was the trip? No life has been found on Uranus because it is very cold and doesn’t meet the needs of human life. Although Uranus is much bigger than Earth, its gravitational force is similar to ours because it’s not very dense. Did you know that Uranus rotates vertically? The other planets all rotate horizontally. Uranus also has rings, although they aren’t so easy to see. There is methane in Uranus’s atmosphere that can be used as fuel; this gas gives it its blue color.
The last stop is Neptune, the farthest planet from the Sun. Now we are on Neptune, the ice giant. Its temperature is around -218 degrees Celsius or -360 degrees Fahrenheit. You are lucky to be here because it has only been visited by an unmanned spaceship, Voyager 2. Finally, we made it to the last planet, Neptune. So cold! Its low temperature makes it impossible for human life. Neptune’s gravitational force is similar to Earth’s; it’s a big planet but not very dense because it’s made of gas and liquids. In Neptune’s atmosphere, there is hydrogen, helium, and methane that can be used as fuel; this gas gives it its blue color. Since it’s the furthest planet from the Sun, it has a lot of ground to cover and takes 164 Earth years to complete one trip. This is one long year! Its name refers to the Roman god of the oceans for being a blue planet.
Now we’re all done! It has been a pleasure to share this trip with you. We’ll see each other soon, friend. That’s it! You completed the mission. Time to go back to Earth to explain your discoveries about the solar system. Great job! Wow, what a trip! We have learned so much about the solar system. Do you want to learn more? Click on the seal and subscribe to the Smile and Learn channel to stay up to date with all our adventures.
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