Our Solar System Book Level 12-14

Some scientists study the stars and planets up in space. They help us to understand our solar system. This simple text is presented as if written by a child as part of a school project. Using photographs and childlike drawings, it includes brief descriptions of our solar system, such as the hottest planets, the biggest planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. (Big idea: Scientists study Earth and space.) Features of Our Solar System – the topic (our solar system), which expands on pages 10 and 11 of the anchor book Being a Scientist – preview question on the back cover – labelled diagrams – photographs – comparison chart – glossary (boldface type) – fact boxes – bulleted list – captions – proper nouns – Mars, Saturn – initial consonant blends – “sp-“, “pl-“, “dr-“, “thr-” – final blend – “-st” – initial digraphs – “ch-“, “th-“, “sh-” – contractions – it’s, that’s – exclamation marks – comparative language – bigger than, more than, biggest, closest, hottest – report format as if written by a childThemes covered in this book are:Science and technology and SpaceReading level: 12-14 (Green)