Planets have different features. Distance from the Sun is not the only control on temperature. Venus has a thick atmosphere that traps heat. A red colour does not mean that Mars is hot. Its surface contains iron minerals changed by oxidation. Safety: Paper activity only; no Sun viewing. Stop: Stop after the feature check. Do not seek temperatures through sunlight or heated objects.

Materials: Paper; Pencil; Eight folded paper flaps 1. Make eight flaps with these names outside, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Draw eight same-size circles and write: circles are labels, not scale sizes. 2. Inside, write these fact clues: Mercury—smallest planet and nearest the Sun; Venus—hottest planet; Earth—surface liquid-water oceans; Mars—red from oxidized iron minerals; Jupiter—largest planet and Great Red Spot storm; Saturn—prominent icy rings; Uranus—rotation axis tipped almost onto its side; Neptune—farthest of the eight planets, a cold ice giant. 3. Adult reads the clues in this order: rings, rust-red, hottest, largest, tipped sideways, smallest, oceans, farthest. Learner points to the matching flap, then checks inside. 4. Close the flaps. Name a feature for any six planets. Write two comparisons, including Venus versus Mercury and Jupiter versus Earth. Explain the red colour of Mars. Done: Give at least six correct feature matches, two accurate comparisons, and the iron-oxidation explanation. Proof: Keep the eight-flap sheet and comparisons. Mark which answers needed an open flap or adult prompt. Stop: Stop after the feature check. Do not seek temperatures through sunlight or heated objects.