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The Mystery of…
By Mr. Lofink
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MARS
The Roman God of War
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The PlanetBasic Facts:• In Our Solar
System• Fourth Planet
From the Sun• “Red Planet”• Terrestrial
PlanetExploration:• Three Orbiting
Spacecrafts• Two rovers and
a Lander
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What do you know about Mars?
Partner Talk:
How does Mars’s climate differ from Earth’s?
Mars’s climate differs from Earth’s because __________________.
Model, Choral Response, Echo
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What do you know about Mars?
Partner Talk:When you read “Galileo,” what were some of
the important discoveries about the solar system?
One important discovery about the solar system I remember from “Galileo” is _______________.
Model, Choral Response, Echo
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What do you know about Mars?
Partner Talk:
• How does Mar’s climate differ from Earth’s?
Partner Talk:
How do you think this selection will relate to the theme of astronomy?
I think this selection will relate to the theme of astronomy because ___________________.
Model, Choral Response, Echo
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Understanding the Selection• Mars is a little over one-half the size of Earth. Mercury Neptune Earth Mars
7,920 miles 4,200 miles
Diameter Diameter
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Understanding the SelectionFACT:• Mars is 141 million miles away from the sun, 48 million miles farther than
Earth is.QUESTION:• How far away from the sun is the Earth?
141
?
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Understanding the SelectionIt takes 687 days for Mars to orbit the sun.
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Understanding the SelectionIt takes 24 hours and 24 minutes for Mars to
rotate on its axis.
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Genre: Expository Text
• Purpose: To share information with or explain something to the reader.
• Facts about real people or events are often included.
• Information is usually presented in the order in which they occur.
• It may be organized by topics.
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Genre: Expository Text
• It may include diagrams, photographs, maps, or illustrations to help the reader understand the subject better.
• The factual information can be checked my referring to other sources.