Title: The Mystery of
1The Mystery of
2MARS
STOP!
The Roman God of War
3The Planet
- Basic Facts
- In Our Solar System
- Fourth Planet From the Sun
- Red Planet
- Terrestrial Planet
- Exploration
- Three Orbiting Spacecrafts
- Two rovers and a Lander
4What do you know about Mars?
- Partner Talk
- How does Marss climate differ from Earths?
- Marss climate differs from Earths because
__________________.
Model, Choral Response, Echo
5What 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
6What do you know about Mars?
- Partner Talk
- How does Mars climate differ from Earths?
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
7Understanding the Selection
- Mars is a little over one-half the size of Earth.
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- Mercury Neptune Earth
Mars
Diameter
Diameter
7,920 miles 4,200 miles
8Understanding the Selection
- FACT
- 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
?
9Understanding the Selection
- It takes 687 days for Mars to orbit the sun.
10Understanding the Selection
- It takes 24 hours and 24 minutes for Mars to
rotate on its axis.
11Genre 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.
12Genre 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.