European Space Agency: Paxi - The Solar System

 Paxi - The Solar System



Task Description 

Do you know the order of the planets in our solar system? Join Paxi, our alien friend, for a guided tour of our local space neighbourhood. Watch out for comets! 

After watching the video we will create a mnemonic to help you remember the order of planets in our solar system. A mnemonic is a special strategy to help you remember information. 

To make a mnemonic for our solar system, make an interesting or funny sentence using the first letter from the name of each planet, in the following order: 

  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 
  • M_____  V____  E___  M___ J_____ S____  U_____ N_____
  • My Violet Emu Made Jack Super Ugly Noodles 

Instructions

1) Click on the video link above.
2) Watch the video (note - you can click on the settings wheel to add English subtitles to the video).
3) Create a mnemonic to help you remember the order of the planets.
4) Post your mnemonic in the comments box at the bottom of this page.
5) Read your classmates' mnemonics and choose your favourites. 

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Welcome to our solar system

Hello students,  Welcome to this blog, which will help you better understand our place in space as we navigate the solar system together. Luke