ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English The Sun, Earth, and Moon – Solar System for Kids
Welcome to the amazing solar system! Today, we’re going to explore some cool facts about Earth, the Sun, and the Moon. Are you ready for an adventure? Let’s go!
Earth is a special planet because it’s the only one we know that has life. Isn’t that amazing? We need to take good care of our planet to keep it healthy and full of life.
Just like other planets, Earth travels around the Sun. It takes 365 days to go all the way around, and we call this a “revolution.” Because of this journey, we have different seasons like spring, summer, fall, and winter. Earth also spins around itself, which takes 24 hours. This spinning is called “rotation,” and it’s why we have day and night.
Long ago, people thought Earth was flat, but now we know it’s shaped like a ball, or a sphere. Did you know that about 70% of Earth’s surface is covered in water? That’s a lot of water!
Now, let’s learn about the Sun! The solar system is named after the Sun because all the planets, including Earth, depend on it. The Sun is the center of our solar system, and it’s a huge ball of hot gas made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
The Sun is really big—109 times wider than Earth! It gives us energy and light, which are important for life on our planet. But be careful! The Sun’s rays can be harmful, so it’s important to protect your skin when you’re outside.
If we tried to fly to the Sun in an airplane, it would take us 20 years to get there. That’s a super long trip!
Now, let’s take a look at the Moon! The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite, and it travels around our planet. We can see the Moon in the sky, and it looks different at different times because of its phases.
The Moon has lots of craters, which are holes made by space rocks crashing into it. Even though there’s no life on the Moon, it helps us on Earth by controlling the tides in the ocean.
Did you know that the Moon is the only place outside Earth that humans have visited? The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.
The Moon is 384,400 kilometers away from Earth. That’s pretty far! Every year, it moves a little bit further away from us. On the Moon, there’s less gravity, so you have to jump to move around!
Wow, what an adventure we’ve had learning about the Sun, Earth, and Moon! There’s so much more to discover in our solar system. Keep exploring and learning new things every day!
Make Your Own Solar System Model: Gather some craft supplies like colored paper, scissors, glue, and string. Create a simple model of the solar system by cutting out circles to represent the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Use different colors for each. Arrange them in order and hang them from a hanger or stick to show how they orbit. Discuss with your friends or family how Earth revolves around the Sun and how the Moon orbits Earth.
Day and Night Experiment: Use a flashlight and a globe or a ball to understand how Earth’s rotation causes day and night. In a dark room, shine the flashlight on one side of the globe. Spin the globe slowly and observe how different parts of the globe move from light to dark. Discuss how this relates to the concept of day and night on Earth.
Moon Phases Observation: Over a month, observe the Moon each night and draw what you see. Try to identify the different phases like new moon, crescent, quarter, and full moon. Discuss why the Moon looks different at different times and how its position relative to Earth and the Sun causes these changes.
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[Music] You are looking at the solar system. We are going to take a deeper look at planet Earth. Do you want to join us?
Earth is the only known planet to have life. Hold on tight, here we go! Now we are 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, Earthlings! 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 it 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, and it takes 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? Now we know that Earth has the shape of a sphere. Approximately 70% of Earth’s surface is covered in water.
Did you like this quick trip around Earth? Now it’s time to collect all the information you have learned. Have a good trip!
You are looking at the solar system. We are going to learn about the sun. Do you want to come?
The solar system gets its name from the sun because all the planets depend on it. Hold on tight, here we go! 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 that is 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!
Did you like this quick trip around the sun? Now you can go back to Earth to share all the information you learned. Have a good trip!
You are looking at the solar system. We are going to take a look at the moon. Do you want to come?
It is the satellite that orbits around Earth, and we can see it in the sky depending on its phases. Grab on, we’re headed that way!
We are now on the moon, the only natural satellite that belongs to planet 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 a lot of craters made from meteor showers that crash against the surface.
Be careful! Hello, Earthling! I welcome you to the moon. 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, helium-3, from which we can get oxygen. The moon is the only place outside of Earth that man has visited. The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong during 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, and because of this difference, you have to jump to walk like this.
Did you like this quick trip around the moon? Now you can go back to Earth to share all the information that you’ve learned. Have a good trip!
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