Page 5: Page 5: solar of or relating to the sun blazing very hot, fast, or powerful – – Solar System our sun and the planets that move around it planetesimals small celestial bodies that existed at an early stage of – – dust fine particles of matter (such as earth) development of the solar system (planets, moons, asteroids, – particles a very small piece of something meteorides, and comets) – globe an object that is shaped like a large ball – enormous very in size or amount Page 7: – blasted damaged by an explosion or some other force ordinary with no specials or distinctive features; normal – – oval ring a ring that has an egg shape minor not very important or small in size – – clumped a small ball or mass of something Asteroid Belt the region in space between the orbits of Mars and – – Jupiter where most asteroids are found Page 7: hundred billion a lot of stars! – orbits a circular path Page 9: – Page 9: climate the usual weather conditions in a particular place – hollow an space in something – fuel a material that is used to produce heat or power Page 11: – tons a large quantity core the central part of a celestial body – – all-important of very great importance corona a bright circle seen around the sun – – Page 11: atmosphere a mass of gas that surrounds a planet or star – temperature a measurement that indicates how hot or cold – something is layers one thickness of something that lays over another – sunspot a dark spot on the sun – solar eclipse when the sun looks like it has disappeared (caused by – blockage of the moon) halo a circle of light appearing to surround the sun – Extension learning activities for this book and other useful resources This read-aloud lesson on the sun could be used as a companion lesson to reading aloud a creation tale from Australia (Emu and Eagle’s Great Quarrel; When the World Was Young, by Magaret Mayo) that explains how the sun came to be. This text
Page 5: solar – of or relating to the sun Solar System – our sun and the planets that move around it dust – fine particles of matter (such as earth) particles – a very small piece of something globe – an object that is shaped like a large ball enormous – very in size or amount blasted – damaged by an explosion or some other force oval ring – a ring that has an egg shape clumped – a small ball or mass of something Page 7: hundred billion – a lot of stars! orbits – a circular path Page 9: hollow – an space in something fuel – a material that is used to produce heat or power tons – a large quantity all-important – of very great importance Page 11: temperature – a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is layers – one thickness of something that lays over another sunspot – a dark spot on the sun solar eclipse – when the sun looks like it has disappeared (caused by blockage of the moon) halo – a circle of light appearing to surround the sun Page 5: blazing – very hot, fast, or powerful planetesimals – small celestial bodies that existed at an early stage of development of the solar system (planets, moons, asteroids, meteorides, and comets) Page 7: ordinary – with no specials or distinctive features; normal minor – not very important or small in size Asteroid Belt – the region in space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found Page 9: climate – the usual weather conditions in a particular place Page 11: core – the central part of a celestial body corona – a bright circle seen around the sun atmosphere – a mass of gas that surrounds a planet or star Extension learning activities for this book and other useful resources This read-aloud lesson on the sun could be used as a companion lesson to reading aloud a creation tale from Australia (Emu and Eagle’s Great Quarrel; When the World Was Young, by Magaret Mayo) that explains how the sun came to be. This text