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4th grade
Eight planets go around the Sun. We call
the Sun and its planets the Solar System.
They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
The Earth is one of the planets.
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The Sun is not a planet. It’s a star.
Earth
Sun
The Earth goes around the Sun and it also spins.
That’s why we have day and night.
When the Earth turns towards the
Sun, it becomes day.
When it turns away from the Sun,
it becomes night again.
What’s the correct?
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1.There are 6/ 7/ 8/ 9 planets in the Solar
System.
2. The Sun/ Pluto/ The Earth/ Jupiter is our
planet.
3.When half of the Earth is in front of the Sun, it
is day/ night/ winter/ summer.
4.When half of the Earth is dark, it is
day/ night/ winter/ summer.
Answer the question
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1. What do we call the Sun and its
planets?
The Solar System
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2. Does the Sun go around the Earth?
No, the Earth goes around the Sun.
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4. Is the Sun a planet?
No, the Sun is a star.
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5. Does the Earth spin?
Yes, it does.
Complete with the words:
planets not Earth star around
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are
Eight planets go ____
the Sun.
They __ Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. We call
the Sun and its
the Solar System.
The ____ is one of the planets. The Sun
is ____ a planet. It’s a ____ .
Extra activities
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How much do you know about the
planets in our solar system? Try
this quiz!
Created by: Iskra Petkova
Hristo Botev School, village of Sadina,
Targovishte district
E-mail: [email protected]
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Skies for Bulgaria, Students’ Book for the 4th grade