Try searching your Timeline, or return to the homepage. An inset shows a closer look at the ice and rocks that make up the rings. TIM: The farthest that humans have ever gone is the moon, but several spacecraft have been to the outer regions of the solar system. A curved, orange, vertical line is added along the boundary between the Kuiper belt and the scattered disc and is labeled termination shock.. *BrainPOPs Discussion Questions and Prompts align to CCSS Speaking and Listening Standards. TIM: Yeah, theyve been traveling in space for about 35 years now! Jupiter is the largest of these gas giants. "},"story":{"type":"story","instructions":"Code a conversation to show what you know about the solar system. Two inserts appear. The animation shows objects being pulled into the center of the cloud, forming clumps. It was named after the Roman god of the sea maybe because it's so blue! When were you there? The first were discovered hundreds of years ago by Galileo Galilei. 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All rights reserved. An animation shows a cloud of dust and debris circling the sun. (Predict), What is something new you hope to learn about the solar system? The animation shows Tim and Moby standing next to each other. The Oort Cloud is even further from the sun. Atoms began fusing together in a nuclear reaction that continues to this day. The animation shows Moby take a cloth and clean the lens on Tim's telescope. An animation shows a large grey cloud in a starry sky. TIM: So the search for Planet X was kind of pointless An animation shows the camera panning across stars in the night sky. BrainPOP recommends reading the movie description that appears on the Solar System Topic Page to your class. The other shows an even a closer view, in which floating rocks can be seen. TIM: Dwarf planets are kind of like regular planets, but generally smaller. An animation shows Earth rotating, with the moon orbiting around it. TIM: The dense, carbon dioxide atmosphere on Venus traps so much heat, the surface can get up to over 450 degrees Celsius. The animation zooms in to Venus' surface. All rights reserved. In the animation, the view of the asteroids moves out of view and is replaced by a drawing of Pluto. A diagram shows two planets and their orbits. Watch it again, this time using the discussion prompts. TIM: Dear Tim and Moby, can you tell me all about the solar system? An animation shows Moby sitting next to Tim and looking at him while Tim is talking to him. "},"game":{"type":"game","instructions":"Code a sorting game to show what you know about the solar system. The image of the sun, the planets, the Kuiper belt, and the scattered disc is shown again. TIM: The cloud also began to spin, with the biggest clump in the center. Some of them formed hard hunks of rock called the terrestrial planets Earth is one of these. Please enable JavaScript on your browser. 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An image of a dark red planet is shown against a night sky and is labeled Sedna.. An earth-friendly renewable source of energy that comes to us straight from the sun! An animation shows the sun, then pulls back to show the eight planets orbiting around it. But wait, there's more! An animation shows Tim peering into a telescope pointed at the night sky. (Apply new knowledge;Identify cause/effect). An image is shown of a gray planet, labeled Eris, against a night sky. An animation shows the dry, rocky surface of Mars transition to a lake. Moby thinks and then extends his arms. A robot, Moby, wipes the end of the telescope with a dust cloth. Another, similar line labeled heliopause is added to the right of the line labeled termination shock, so that the arrow labeled solar wind points right to it. 19992023 BrainPOP. 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