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The Planets of our Solar System Book A Printable Book for Fluent Readers

Astronomy Calendar

Print out the following pages to make a Planets Book for fluent readers. Have the students cut out each page, including the tab. Staple the pages together at the left, then you have a short information/activity book.

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Skills practiced: Cutting, coloring, astronomy, writing, reading.

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Cover Page The Planets of our Solar System.	Mercury Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Answers: 1. zero, 2. no, 3. cratered, 4. near sunrise or sunset.	Venus Venus, the second planet from the Sun, and the hottest planet. Answers: 1. zero, 2. yes, 3. yes, 4. morning star or evening star.
Earth Earth, the third planet from the Sun. Answers: 1. one, 2. 93 million miles or 149,600,000 km, 3. nitrogen.	Mars Mars, a red, relatively Earth-like planet, and the fourth planet from the Sun. Answers: 1. two, 2. red, 3. yes, 4. carbon dioxide.	Jupiter Jupiter, a gas giant planet, and the biggest planet in our Solar System; it is the fifth planet from the Sun. Answers: 1. yes, 2. yes, 3. thick, 4. a storm.
Saturn Saturn, a gas giant planet with easily visible rings - the sixth planet from the Sun. Answers: 1. gaseous, 2. no, 3. yes, 4. no.	Uranus Uranus, a gas giant planet - the seventh planet from the Sun. Answers: 1. gaseous, 2. yes, 3. methane, 4. yes.	Neptune Neptune, a gas giant, sometimes the farthest planet from the Sun. Answers: 1. yes, 2. yes, 3. blue, 4. 40 years.
Pluto Pluto, a dwarf planet, and usually farther from the Sun than Neptune. Answers: 1. Charon, 2. yes, 3. no, 4. smaller.	Quiz Answer questions about our Solar System. Answers: 1. Mercury, 2. Venus, 3. Earth, 4. Mars, 5. Jupiter, 6. Saturn, 7. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, 8. Charon, 9. Mercury and Venus, 10. Mars.