The Mystery of…

By Mr. Lofink

MARS

The Roman God of War

The PlanetBasic Facts:• In Our Solar

System• Fourth Planet

From the Sun• “Red Planet”• Terrestrial

PlanetExploration:• Three Orbiting

Spacecrafts• Two rovers and

a Lander

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

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

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

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

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

?

Understanding the SelectionIt takes 687 days for Mars to orbit the sun.

Understanding the SelectionIt takes 24 hours and 24 minutes for Mars to

rotate on its axis.

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.

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.