Videos  
Video

The Influencer Planet: Jupiter and the Solar System

In The Influencer Planet: Jupiter and the Solar System, Professor Brian Cox describes how Jupiter has had the largest influence on the formation of our Solar System. Learn how our Solar System is particularly unique within the galaxy. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Planets, a series that explores the dramatic lives of the eight planets in our Solar System.
Video Details
Grades:
6-89-12
Program:
The Planets
Time:
5:06
Subject:
Science
Topic:
Earth and Space Science

Lesson Express

Q: How is the layout of our Solar System unique?
A: No other Solar System is laid out like ours. The planets that would be where Earth is have toxic atmospheres in other Solar Systems.

Q: What did you learn about the formation of the Solar System?
A: Student responses will vary.

Q: What did you learn about the galaxy?
A: Student responses will vary.

Standards
Keywords
Share:

More Like This

Video
Intelligent Life: Is It Out There?
In Intelligent Life: Is It Out There?, Professor Brian Cox explains what happened when complex life developed and what this means for the search for life beyond Earth. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Planets, a series that explores the dramatic lives of the eight planets in our Solar System.
Video
Mercury: A Planet Exposed
In Mercury: A Planet Exposed, narrator Professor Brian Cox highlights the brutal environment of the smallest planet in our Solar System. Its small size meant Mercury didn’t have enough gravity to hang on to its atmosphere. Without the protection of even that thin line of gas, temperatures fluctuate from 842°F (450°C) during the day to -290°F (-180C) degrees at night on the rocky planet. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Planets, a series that explores the dramatic lives of the eight planets in our Solar System.
Video
Getting Started: Life on Earth and Mars

In Getting Started: Life on Earth and Mars, Professor Brian Cox explains the conditions that are required for life to begin. Learn how Earth and Mars had these conditions at the same time. Could life have started in two places at once? Or might the life on Earth have come from outer space? This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Planets, a series that explores the dramatic lives of the eight planets in our Solar System.

Video
Mapping Mission: Reaching the Surface of Mercury
In Mapping Mission: Reaching the Surface of Mercury, Professor Brian Cox explains how scientists were able to send the space probe Messenger to Mercury, a particularly difficult planet for us to explore. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Planets, a series that explores the dramatic lives of the eight planets in our Solar System.