Did you know that Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea? Young astronomers read about this and other facts about the eighth planet from the sun in a short informational text passage.

Concepts

reading comprehension, neptune, outer planets, planets, informational texts

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a unit on the solar system and the planets
• Have learners highlight their answers within the text to prove their finding of the answer

Classroom Considerations

• Contains four multiple choice questions

Pros

• Answer key is provided
• An image of Neptune is formatted onto the sheet

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1 RI.5.1