12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JULY 12, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 31
Are you a careful reader?
Read the article below and see
if you can circle all five errors.
Then, rewrite the artice
correctly on the blank lines.
Mars: The Red Planet
Years ago, NASA sent two little robot rovers
named Spirit and Opportunity to explore the
planet’s surface. NASA is currently planning a
manned mission to Mars around the year 2030.
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Life on Mars?
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through their telescopes and saw lines that
looked like irrigation canals. Because of this,
they thought people lived on Mars.
Today the question of whether there is, or ever
was, life on Mars is still not answered. What we
do know is that it would be impossible for
Earthlings to live on Mars without special
clothing and shelters.
One problem for humans on Mars would be the
freezing nighttime temperatures. Because of the
thin atmosphere, the heat of the day escapes at
night and temperatures can drop down to -110°F.
At the planet’s poles, the temperature can plunge
to an incredible -220°F.
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Use this chart to answer
these questions.
1. A year on Mars is about how
many Earth years?
Almost two
Over three
2. Mars is larger than Earth.
True
False
3. Mars orbits faster than Earth.
True
False
DISTANCE FROM THE SUN
TIME TO ORBIT THE SUN
ORBIT SPEED
LENGTH OF DAY
CIRCUMFERENCE
NUMBER OF MOONS
How Mars Got Its Name
Ancient Romans thought the color
red represented blood and war, so
they named the reddish planet after
their god of war, Mars.
Other ancient people also named the
planet after their gods of war. Use the
code to find out what this red planet
was called in some other cultures.
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BABYLONIAN:
GREEK:
Scientists believe that
watur once flowed on Mars
and could be found in
rivers, lakes, streems and
even an ocean. They
believe the planet once
had great sees of water.
Photo
courtesy
NASA
An enormous canyon on Mars stretches a quarter
of the way around the planet. The canyon is called
Valles Marineris. And it is so large that it would
stretch from Los Angeles, California to the city
below. Unscramble it!
The largest volcano in our solar system is
found on Mars. It is called Olympus Mons.
This volcano’s base would cover the entire
state of Washington and half of Oregon.
Olympus Mons rises some 17 miles (27 km)
above the surrounding land. That’s three
times higher than the tallest mountain on
Earth. Do the math to discover its name.
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Mars?
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At that time, the planet
most likely had a thicked
atmosphere that drifted
away from the planet into
space. With the atmosphere,
water evaporated. The
water that remained is
either frozened in polar
ice caps or underground.
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MARS
EARTH
155 MILLION MILES
687 DAYS
55,133 MILES PER HOUR
24 hours 40 minutes
4,220 MILES
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93 MILLION MILES
365 DAYS
70,000 MILES PER HOUR
JUST A BIT OVER 24 HOURS
7,926 MILES
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Mars
Adjectives
Look through
the newspaper
to find five
adjectives
that describe
Mars.
Complete the grid by using all the letters
in the word MARS in each vertical and
horizontal row. Each letter should only
be used once in each row. Some spaces
have been filled in for you.
Standards Link:
Language Arts: Follow
simple written
directions.
T E M S E L O P N P
Y A D E R A I O T U
R R E S D E R C S A
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This week’s word:
I D I X O
I R R I G A T
I O N
R E F M R E E B Z S
A C A N A L S O I U
T R N G T H G I N I
S E P O C S E L E T
OXIDIZE
The verb oxidize means
to combine with oxygen.
The copper pot began to
oxidize and turn green.
Try to use the word oxidize
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family.
Vowel Planet
That’s
Strange
Select ten words in today’s paper for which you
know of words that rhyme. Glue each newspaper
word onto a card. Then write the rhyming word
on another card. Use your rhyming words cards
to play “Go Fish” with a friend!
What is one of the
strangest things you
have ever heard about?
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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