Transcript Slide 1 - Teacherpage

The Planets in Our Solar
System
By Franklyn M. Branley
solar system
• The solar system includes the sun and all the
planets, satellites, and comets that circle
around the sun.
• Earth is one of the eight planets in our
solar system.
• What are some other planets in our solar
system?
easily
• If you do something easily, it is not hard for
you to do.
• Ben practiced the piano so that he played
the music easily.
• What is something that you can do easily?
farther
• When there are two objects, the one that
is a greater distance away is farther away.
• I live farther from school than you do.
• What is farther than the moon?
main
• The most important thing is the main thing.
• The main part of the book is about stars.
• What main thing about school do you like?
dim
• Something that is dim has very little light.
• It is hard to see in a dim room.
• What word means the opposite of dim?
temperatures
• Temperatures measure heat and cold.
• The temperatures in July are hot.
• What are the temperatures in December?
telescope
• A telescope is a tool used to make faraway
objects look larger and closer.
• I use a telescope to study stars.
• How is a telescope like a pair of glasses?
probably
• If something is likely to happen, it will probably
happen.
• I’ll probably walk the dog.
• What will you probably do after school
today?