What are stars and planets?

MercuryThe closest

planet to the sun.

VenusThe beautiful

planet.

EarthThe planet we

live on.

MarsThe red planet.

JupiterThe biggest

planet.

SaturnThe king of rings.

UranusA planet made of

gases.

NeptuneThe coldest

planet.

Planet

A large ball of rock or gas that moves around the

sun.

Draw the path of the sun around the earth.

OrbitThe planets move in a path around the sun.

StarsA huge ball of hot gases.

(Sun is the nearest star to earth)

ConstellationA group of stars that forms a pattern.