What’s on the Saturn poster
A definition and 5 facts worth remembering.
The ringed planet — a gas giant circled by billions of pieces of ice and rock.
- The rings are made of ice and rock, from dust-sized to house-sized.
- The rings are enormously wide but only about 10 metres thick.
- It is less dense than water — it would float, given a big enough ocean.
- Its moon Titan has lakes of liquid methane.
- It has more confirmed moons than any other planet.
- Order — 6th
- Day — 10.7 hours
- Year — 29 Earth years
- Moons — 146
- A steady yellowish point; the rings need a small telescope.
A "day" is one spin. A "year" is one trip round the Sun. On Saturn they are nothing like ours.
Questions about the Saturn poster
- What’s on the Saturn poster?
- A definition and 5 facts worth remembering. The ringed planet — a gas giant circled by billions of pieces of ice and rock. The rings are made of ice and rock, from dust-sized to house-sized.; The rings are enormously wide but only about 10 metres thick.; It is less dense than water — it would float, given a big enough ocean.; Its moon Titan has lakes of liquid methane.; It has more confirmed moons than any other planet.; Order — 6th; Day — 10.7 hours; Year — 29 Earth years; Moons — 146; A steady yellowish point; the rings need a small telescope.. A "day" is one spin. A "year" is one trip round the Sun. On Saturn they are nothing like ours.
- Who is the Saturn poster for?
- Saturn is filed under 4th Grade (ages 9–10), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting science, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
- When should you use the Saturn poster?
- A steady yellowish point; the rings need a small telescope. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Saturn belongs on the wall where that science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Saturn?
- Earth, Jupiter and Mars sit alongside Saturn in the 4th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.EarthJupiterMars
- Is the Saturn poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Saturn downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 4th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Saturn poster print at?
- Saturn is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Saturn loses nothing.Printing guide
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