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Uranus has a few thin rings. It rotates around the Sun‘ on its belly’, which is probably due to the fact that it was overturned by a collision. Its surface looks very smooth and barely shows any structure. It has 15 moons.
Neptune
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Neptune’ s surface has a blue colour, like that of Uranus. White clouds fly over its surface at speeds of over 1000 km / hr. Neptune’ s path sometimes crosses the orbit of dwarf planet Pluto.
Dwarf Planet Pluto
Pluto is composed of ice and rock. In 2006, astronomers decided that Pluto is no longer a planet but only a dwarf planet, although it is spherical. Due to its low mass, it cannot attract smaller boulders in its vicinity, as the‘ real’ planets do. Pluto has one larger and two smaller moons. It is so small and far away that astronomers haven’ t been able to take a clear picture of it! Full description
• First, ask the children to identify the pictures of the planets: which planet is seen in which photo?
• Let them arrange the photographs of the Sun and its planets in the‘ right’ order.