Reading skillUnit: Science and

TechnologyTopic: Solar System

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Vocabulary

planet

solar system

crater

surface

volcano

surround

frozen

Structure

Adjective

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.

Adjective

Opinion An opinion adjective explains what you think about something Examples: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult

Size A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is.Examples: large, tiny, enormous, little

Age An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is.Examples: ancient, new, young, old

Shape A shape adjective describes the shape of something.Examples: square, round, flat, rectangular

Colour A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something.Examples: blue, pink, reddish, grey

Origin An origin adjective describes where something comes from.Examples: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

Earth looks like a white and blue ball.

Example

The planet

A planet is a large body of matter that moves around a star such as the sun. Read about the nine known planets on these two pages.

The sun, the nine planets and their moons, and other objects in the sky make up our solar system. Everything in our solar system moves around the sun.

Mercury The planet closest to the sun is called Mercury. Mercury

is hot, dry and covered with craters. A crater is a large hole in the ground shaped like a bowl. Mercury has no moons.

VenusVenus, the second planet from the sun, is surrounded

by a thick layer of clouds. It is a hot, rocky planet covered with mountains, valleys, and craters. Venus has no moons.

Earth From space, Earth looks like a white and blue ball. Our

planet is the third planet from the sun. It has the air and water needed to support life. Earth has one moon.

MarsThe fourth planet from the sun, Mars, is often called

the red planet because its surface is a reddish color. Mars is a rocky desert with volcanoes, valleys, and large dust storms. It has two moons.

JupiterJupiter, the fifth planet from the sun, is the biggest

planet in our solar system. Jupiter is a large ball of gas. It has at least 16 moons and is surrounded by one thin ring.

SaturnSaturn, like Jupiter, is a giant ball of colored gas. It has

at least 18 moons and many rings. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

UranusUranus is also a ball of gas. It is the seventh planet

from the sun. From space, Uranus looks blue-green in color. It has a group of rings that are very close together. Uranus is different from the other planets because it lies on its side. It has at least 15 moons.

NeptuneThe eighth planet, Neptune, Is a large, cold planet

made of gases. It is a pale blue color and has rings that are very hard to see. Neptune has eight moons.

PlutoPluto is usually the ninth and farthest planet from the

sun. It is the smallest planet in our solar system. Pluto is a hard, frozen planet. It has one moon.

Activity 1

“Bingo Game”

Direction -Make a group of 3 people.-All of groups get sign’s A, B, and C, and gets the Planet Bingo board.-Each group answers the question from Power point, and chooses the correct answer by raising the sign’s A, B, or C up.-Which group answers correctly, they will get a sticker from the question.-Stick a sticker on the picture which is the correct answer.-The team that has the maximum scores will get rewards.

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What is the furthest planet from the sun? Mercury Neptune Pluto

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What is the closest planet from the sun? Mercury Neptune Pluto

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What is the smallest planet in solar system? Mercury Pluto Neptune

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What is our galaxy’s name called in the universe? Milky Ways Android Ways Dwarf Galaxy

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What planet has the most moons in solar system?

Earth Jupiter Saturn

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What galaxy does solar system take place? Android Ways Dwarf Galaxy Milky Ways

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What is the second planet in solar system?

Venus Jupiter Pluto

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What planet has the least moons in solar system?

Mercury Jupiter Earth

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What planet has the most obvious ring in solar system?

Uranus Neptune Saturn

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What planet is it explored for living in the future?

Venus Mars Neptune

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Where is source of thermal energy in solar system?

Mars Saturn Sun

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How many gas-planets are there in solar system?

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What planet has group of rings like Saturn?

Uranus Neptune Mars

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What planet is it called as red planet?

Mercury Mars Pluto

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What planet has one thin ring in solar system?

Saturn Uranus Jupiter

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Which planet has air and water?

Mars Venus Earth

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What is planet cut off from solar system nowadays?

Mercury Neptune Pluto

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What planet orbits around the sun fastest in solar system?

Earth Mercury Pluto

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What planet is it called as twin with earth?

Saturn Venus Mars

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Which planet is it covered by thick clouds?

Pluto Jupiter Venus

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Activity 2

“Which is the best planet?”

Direction:-Separate into 9 groups.-Each group chooses the planet from power point.-10 minutes for preparing the information about your own planet.-Two groups debate each other between the advantages of your own planet and the disadvantages of another group’s planet in front of the class.-Each person in a group has 2 minutes for showing the ideas about your own planet and another group’s planet.

Group 1: Neptune is a large blue planet that it is made from gases. There are 8 moons in Neptune…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Group 2: Pluto is the ninth and farthest planet of solar system but it is a hard planet. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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