De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Learning About the Solar System [Pdf]

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"Learning about the Solar System" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the Milky Way gallaxy and how scientists learn about it over time. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining the main idea and underlining supporting text. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1 and 2 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.

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main idea and supporting details, planets orbit the sun, "learning about the solar system", common core anchor reading standards 1 and 2, depaul university, depaul university: center for urban education: learning about the solar system, earth, polk brothers foundation center for urban education, milky way

Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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