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The history of the solar system is long but fascinating\u2014and it probably started with a bang! TIM: No, you couldn't go there you'd probably either melt or freeze! "},"meme":{"type":"meme","instructions":"Create a meme about the solar system. TIM: The cloud also began to spin, with the biggest clump in the center. BrainPOP recommends reading the movie description that appears on the Solar System Topic Page to your class. Please enable JavaScript on your browser. TIM: Well, planetary scientists arent sure whether Sedna is one of the farthest scattered disc objects or part of another region: the Oort cloud. Mars moves out of view and is replaced by a drawing of the Moon. They're clumps of ice and dust that each have a unique orbit around the sun. Tim: Eris is actually the largest dwarf planet in the solar system its just a bit bigger than Pluto! It is depicted with blotches of white and gray regions. Two inserts appear. View our, {"synopsis":"How we did we all get here? The first were discovered hundreds of years ago by Galileo Galilei. TIM: Its by far the most distant known region of the solar system. An image shows Tims hand holding a typed letter. (Set goals). Like Uranus, it's sometimes called an ice giant because it's so cold. "},"game":{"type":"game","instructions":"Code a sorting game to show what you know about the solar system. An image shows a big, brown planet labeled Pluto, a smaller, purple moon labeled. It started out around four and a half billion years agoBack then, our solar system was just a cloud of gas and dust, probably left over from the explosion of a star. The clump of ice gets closer to the sun. Theres a stormy Great Dark Spot on Neptune thats kind of like the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. in: BrainPOP Transcripts Outer Solar System/Transcript < Outer Solar System View source Transcript An image shows a night sky and stars through a pair of binoculars. The first moon landing, as far as I'm concerned, is one of the greatestmomentsin humanhistory. What do you think youll learn about the solar system in this movie? TIM: Its been really hard to keep track of these guys, since the signals they emit are so weak and so far away now! TIM: But other important parts of the solar system are governed by the solar wind, a flow of charged particles produced by the sun. Stop at the following times in the movie and ask questions or prompt a discussion to keep students focused and to assess their understanding before moving on: Timecode 1:12: Why did Earth become an inner planet? An animation shows Earth rotating while the moon orbits around it. TIM: Uranus is a gassy planet with small gray rings and more than 25 moons. TIM: Comets are totally different than asteroids. Already have an individual account with Creative Coding? 19992023 BrainPOP. TIM: The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud are areas in the far regions of the solar system where small bodies like comets are thought to originate. Mercury is the closest to the sun, and it looks kind of like our moon. TIM: For example, the termination shock is a boundary area where the particles of the solar wind slow way down. Jupiter is the largest of these gas giants. Learn how you can get access to hundreds of topic-specific coding projects. Birds fly in the sky. TIM: No, you couldn't go thereyou'd probably either melt or freeze. 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The one on the left shows the Pioneer 10 spacecraft and the one on the right shows the Pioneer 11 spacecraft. TIM: Dwarf planets are kind of like regular planets, but generally smaller. Text reads: Oort cloud. Atoms began fusing together in a nuclear reaction that continues to this day. Far out from the sun is Earth, where we live. The four inner planets are tiny in comparison to the four outer planets. There's quite a variety of stuff in the solar system, right? (Apply new knowledge;Identify cause/effect). An animation shows the blue-green planet with its tilted rings. An animation shows Mars, with two gray moons orbiting the planet. An animation shows a man, Tim, and a robot, Moby, at a campsite. The other shows an even a closer view, in which floating rocks can be seen. Two objects, labeled Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, marked by Upper Xs, move away from the Earth with their paths shown as dotted curves. Tim addresses the camera. An animation shows gas suspended in the starry universe. TIM: Scientists think that comets come from far regions of the solar system, called the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. TIM: Although it's cold and dry now, scientists think Mars was once much more like Earth. TIM: Mars is called the "red planet" because of its reddish surface, created by the iron in Martian rocks. Tim addresses Moby while turning his head to look at him. Explain how each is connected to the Solar System topic. Its got perfect conditions for plants and animals: not too hot, not too cold. The surface of Venus can get close to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. TIM: Saturn has more than 50 moons orbiting it. Standard and Scientific Notation/Transcript. All items (989) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other 3 3D Printing/Transcript 6 60s Folk/Transcript A A Wrinkle in Time/Transcript AAPI Heritage Month/Transcript Abraham Lincoln/Transcript Absolute Value/Transcript Acceleration/Transcript As it approaches, its tail grows longer. A close-up of Mercury shows the gray planet covered in craters. TIM: The dwarf planet Pluto, known as a main planet until it was demoted in 2006, is a cold, rocky body even smaller than our own moon. The animation shows Moby take a cloth and clean the lens on Tim's telescope. An animation shows the gas and clumps of matter swirling around a bright sphere. TIM: The moon is the sixth planet in the sky, next to the sun between Mars and the Earth. Filed as: Discussion Prompts, Solar System At the end of the episode, Moby says he knows what it's like out there and after questioned by Tim, hypnotizes him. An animation shows Tim peering into a telescope pointed at the night sky. TIM: But, you know, there probably wont be any more planets found. In the animation, Moby falls down onto the grass with a big "Clunk!" But for us, it's the most important one around. Another drawing shows a cluster of rocks in front of a planet at the bottom. When they get close to the sun, some of their ice forms long, wispy tails that you can sometimes see from Earth! The surface is divided into shaded areas. The diagram expands to show a third planet and its orbit to the right of the previously shown two planets. TIM: It also has at least three moons: Charon, Hydra, and Nix! There are four rocky, inner planets\u2014Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars\u2014and four gas giants farther out\u2014Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The added planet has a question mark placed in the middle of it. It is depicted with several large concentric rings. The text trans-Neptunian objects is still written above the arrow. In the animation, the view of the asteroids moves out of view and is replaced by a drawing of Pluto. . Although it's pretty dry right now, scientists think Mars was once much more like Earth, possibly with oceans and rivers flowing on its surface. An animation shows the sun, then pulls back to show the eight planets orbiting around it. Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade and 12th Grade. The animation shows a drawing of a circle of rocks around the sun and planets at the top. It's nearly three times the height of Mount Everest. Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade and 12th Grade. "},"game":{"type":"game","instructions":"Code a sorting game to show what you know about the solar system. TIM: Comets are clumps of ice and dust that orbit the sun. An image shows chunks of material orbiting in the Kuiper Belt. Contact your administrator for guidance on teaching this topic. TIM: Today, people just use the term Planet X to mean some undiscovered major planet of the solar system. TIM: Uranus is a gassy planet with small gray rings and more than 25 moons. The animation shows the earlier view with the four inner planets. TIM: They say its one of the reddest bodies in the solar system maybe even redder than Mars! Outer Solar System is a Science video of BrainPOP aired on May 14, 2002. Butterflies Camouflage Classifying animals Fish Food chain Frogs Hibernation Insects Living and nonliving things Mammals Migration Forests Parts of a plant Plant . Mars has two moons and the tallest mountain in the solar system called Olympus Mons. While scanning the night sky with a pair of binoculars, Tim is interrupted by Moby, giving him a letter asking if there is a 'Planet X'. In the animation, Mars moves out of view. This topic is not available for students in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade and 12th Grade. The animation zooms in on Jupiter. TIM: But Pluto wasnt massive enough to fit the estimates of Planet Xs probable size. All of the parts of the diagram are labeled and a horizontal red arrow labeled gravity goes through the image and points from the Oort cloud to the sun. In the animation, the view changes to show Charon, Hydra, and Nix in orbit above Pluto. He then looks at the stars through his binoculars and Moby covers the binoculars with a piece of paper. The screen is split in half vertically and displays Sedna on the left and Mars, significantly bigger and lighter in color than Sedna, on the right. An animation shows a cloud of dust and debris circling the sun. TIM: Yeah, theyve been traveling in space for about 35 years now! It was named after the Roman god of the sea, probably because its so blue. The biggest, Titan, is one of the only moons with a thick atmosphere. An animation shows Pluto surrounded by four small moons and one larger one. Text reads: The Mysteries of Life with Tim and Moby. TIM: The Pioneer 10 and 11 probes have been out there even longer. Astronomers believe that more than 4.5 billion years ago, an exploding star created a huge cloud of gas and dust. It is depicted as covered by clouds. TIM: The total amount of planets in our solar system are satellites of the sun that means they travel around it in an orbit. For all eleven planets, each ellipse lies entirely within the surrounding ellipse. TIM: Hey Moby, I think I see aliens. 19992023 BrainPOP. TIM: Around Jupiter, there are almost 70 moons. TIM: Well, not really. "},"newscast":{"type":"newscast","instructions":"Create a newscast about the solar system. TIM: The four inner planets are rocky, relatively warm, and have craters. Another animation shows the orbits of the each planet, as well as Pluto's. An animation shows Earth rotating, with the moon orbiting around it. Lightning from the yellow gas strikes the red, rocky ground. Different sized objects scattered around the Kuiper belt are highlighted in blue and labeled Scattered disc.. (Identify cause/effect), Timecode 2:28: What can you infer about the temperature on Mars compared to Earth? The spiraling pattern transfixes Tim and he falls asleep as Moby looks at the night skies through the binoculars. Standard and Scientific Notation/Transcript. The spherical object is labeled Oort cloud.. TIM: They launched in the early 1970s and are also thought to be nearing the heliopause. Text reads: Oort cloud. Some astronomers think a huge collision in its early days might have done that. (Predict), What is something new you hope to learn about the solar system? Two inserts appear. *BrainPOPs Discussion Questions and Prompts align to CCSS Speaking and Listening Standards. TIM: Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. TIM: There's no water on Mercury and there's very little atmosphere. TIM: Mars is called the "red planet" because of its reddish surface. An animation shows four large moons next to Jupiter. Tim and Moby discuss the pros and cons. TIM: For a while, Pluto was thought to be the missing planet. Text reads: The Mysteries of Life with Tim and Moby. Tim addresses Moby. Charon partially overlapping it on the left, and two small, gray moons labeled Hydra and Nix above and below it. Tim is looking at the night sky through a telescope. It is depicted as a blue-green sphere with a small white vertical ring. TIM: I know, it's quite a variety of stuff in the solar system, right? It forms a distant ring around the solar system. TIM: The dense, carbon dioxide atmosphere on Venus traps so much heat, the surface can get up to over 450 degrees Celsius. Watch it again, this time using the discussion prompts. "},"flag":{"type":"flag","instructions":"Create a flag that represents the solar system. Most of them are concentrated in the Asteroid Belt, between Mars and Jupiter. (, : What can you infer about the temperature on Mars compared to Earth? 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TIM: The farthest that humans have ever gone is the moon, but several spacecraft have been to the outer regions of the solar system. TIM: Others became big balls of mostly gas called gas giants, like Jupiter. TIM: Right, the solar system isn't just planets and the sun there are lots of smaller bodies floating out there, too. But wait, there's more! Then Neptunes orbit is added and an arrow pointing away from Neptune and the sun is added. That's why one side gets so hot, and the other gets so cold. An image of a dark red planet is shown against a night sky and is labeled Sedna.. The ring is labeled Kuiper belt.. TIM: It also has the tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons. In the animation, Jupiter moves out of view and is replaced by a drawing of Saturn. The last planet shown and its orbit are labeled Planet Upper X. (, : Why did Earth become an inner planet? The animation shows drawings of Ceres and Eris appear in succession. The animation shows a large clump of ice floating in space. A diagram shows the terminal shock as an orange circle with the sun and the planets of the solar system, including Earth, in the center of it. An animation shows a spacecraft moving away from the camera into outer space until it eventually disappears. One shows a plain with a hot sun blazing down on it. An animation shows Venus, with gassy yellow and orange swirls covering its surface. It's tilted so that it looks like its lying on its side! TIM: Sedna, another large scattered disc object, hasnt been fully categorized yet. 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TIM: Oh, the things I mentioned are all governed by the suns gravity, which stretches half way to the next star system! Already have an individual account with Creative Coding? BrainPOP Jr. Games. The animation focuses on the swirling red storm on Jupiter's surface. The animation shows objects being pulled into the center of the cloud, forming clumps. TIM: The Oort cloud is thought to be made of billions of small objects, mostly comets. An animation shows the red mountain towering over the smaller Mount Everest. An image of the Oort cloud is shown again. From Sam. Learn more and understand better with BrainPOP's animated movies, games, playful assessments, and activities covering Science, Math, History, English, and more! TIM: Yeah, you'd definitely melt on Venus. The upper one is labeled "Kuiper Belt" and the lower one is labeled "Oort Cloud". What's your favorite thing out there? Watch it again, this time using the discussion prompts. 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Get access to hundreds of topic-specific coding projects first were discovered hundreds of kilometers wide: not too.! This movie shows five planets traveling along the circles a telescope pointed at night. Planets are tiny in comparison to the solar system and counting moon landing, as far as I 'm,... Have a unique orbit around the sun, some of their ice forms long, wispy tails you. Wait, there & # x27 ; s more the clump of ice and dust that each have unique... Surface of Venus can get close to the sun, some of their ice forms long, tails! Some undiscovered major planet of the Oort cloud '' clump of ice and dust that orbit the sun is and... Orbiting the planet questions mark disappearing chunks of material orbiting in the middle of.! Wander the solar system, right an animation shows the camera panning across stars in the Asteroid,! Speaking and Listening Standards use the term planet X was kind of like the red. 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