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Mysteries of the Solar System

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Bronze (Levels 31)
  • Year: Six
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Discovery, Exploration, Space
  • Genre: Report
  • Strategy/Skills: Making predictions, Making connections, Sequencing, Determining main ideas
  • Page Count: 16
  • Reading Level: 31
  • Item Code: 200210
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELA1830, ACELT1617, ACELY1711, ACELY1712, ACELY1713
Reader Description

Explore the mysteries of the solar system. Learn about the rings of Saturn and why the mysterious Red Planet is so red. In this book you can also find out what's under the clouds of Venus and ponder the origins of our Moon.

After you have completed the Reader

Imagine you are on a mission to Mars, Venus, or Saturn. Write a report to mission control describing what you see as you orbit the planet. Use the information in the book to help you. Read your report to your family. Can they guess which planet you are orbiting?

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