Why do we live on planet Earth?

On Monday we thought carefully about why we live on planet Earth. Why don't we live on Mars or Venus?

We thought about everything we had learned last term and so far this term about space during our inquiry and what we had learned in the life education bus with Harold. 

We thought together as class and came up with lots of reasons for why we couldn't live on each planet. Some were full of poisonous gases, some too hot, some too cold, some were made of gas! We have decided Earth is the just right planet.

We are the right distance from the sun to be able to grow plants! Plants need light, heat and water. We know from Harold that trees (plants) give us oxygen! So because trees can live on Earth we can too!! 

Thanks trees!!! We planted our own sunflower seeds and will be watching them grow in the sun. Miss Mckenzie put her seed in the cold, dark art cupboard (Neptune) do you think the seeds in the dark will grow into plants that give us oxygen?

These pots break down in the soil so you plant them in your garden pot and all. 

We know we only have one planet that we can live on so we MUST take care of it!!