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Making Inferences
QR Code Cards
Grades 4th & 5th
Solar System
Student Task
Independently or in pairs, students set out to
locate the QR code clues with their copy of the
student response sheet. Students read the
clues carefully to infer which word from the
word bank is being described.
Students record their answers on the line that
matches the number on the bottom left of each
QR code card.
Finally, students use an iPad, iPod, or other
Smart device to check their answers by
scanning the QR codes.
CCSS – Grades
th
4
& 5th
LA.4.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 - [Grade Level Standard] Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining
what the text says explicitly and when drawing
INFERENCES from the text.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 - [Anchor Standard] Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly
and to make logical INFERENCES from it; cite specific
textual evidence when writing or speaking to support
conclusions drawn from the text.
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Word Bank
Name: ___________________
Directions: Read the clues and write the correct answer using words
from the Word Bank. When your sheet is complete, scan the QR
codes to check your answers!
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Student Response Sheet
The Moon
Pluto/Dwarf Planets
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
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I am named after the Roman
messenger to the gods. I am the
closest planet to the Sun and the
smallest traditional planet in the Solar
System. I am almost impossible to see
because I am so small and so close to
the Sun.
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I am the second planet away from the
Sun and the closest planet to Earth. I
am named after the Roman goddess of
Love and Beauty. I have a thick swirling
cloud cover over my surface. I rotate
extremely slow, taking 243 days to
turn on my axis.
What am I?
#1 – Solar System
What am I?
#2 – Solar System
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I am the third planet from the Sun and
the largest of the four Inner Planets. I
am in the perfect position in the Solar
System – not too close to the Sun and
not too far away – not to hot nor too
cold. Most of my surface (70 %) is
covered by water.
I am the Earth’s only natural satellite,
and I am the second brightest object
in the sky after the Sun. My surface is
very old, and the I have craters that
are billions of years old. They are seen
all over my surface. I reflect light from
the Sun.
What am I?
#3 – Solar System
What am I?
#4 – Solar System
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I am the fourth planet form the Sun
and the last of the four Inner Planets.
I am the second closest planet to Earth
and I am about half as wide. I am
named after the Roman god of War. I
am sometimes called the Red Planet
because of my red color.
I am the biggest planet in the Solar
System and I am the first of the four
Gas Giants. I have a very strong pull of
gravity and very faint rings spinning
around me. I am made mostly of gas.
I have a Great Red Spot, which is a
storm that has been going on for
centuries.
What am I?
#5 – Solar System
What am I?
#6 – Solar System
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I am quite often regarded as one of
the most beautiful and outstanding
objects in the Solar System. I am a
gigantic planet with huge rings
surrounding me. I am made up of gas.
I am named after the Roman god of
agriculture and vegetation.
I am the seventh planet in the Solar
System. I was discovered by William
Herschel in 1781 using a home-made
telescope. I am named after the
Greek god, Uranus, who, in mythology,
ruled the heavens. I am the third
largest planet in the Solar Sytem.
What am I?
#7 – Solar System
What am I?
#8 – Solar System
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I am known as Uranus’s twin planet. I
have a thick gassy atmosphere full of
mainly hydrogen and helium. I have
winds that can blow at speeds up to
2,000 kilometers an hour! I also have
thirteen moons that are very small
surrounding me.
I am the most famous of the small
worlds orbiting the Sun. I was known
as a planet until 2006. My friends and
I were put into a special category in
2006 after it was realized that there
may be several objects small like me in
the Solar System.
What am I?
#9 – Solar System
What am I?
#10 – Solar System