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Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth? WorksheetWhy Does the Moon Orbit Earth? Worksheet
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Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?

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Have you ever looked up at the moon and wondered why it looks different every night? Learn about the moon's orbit and the lunar cycle with a reading comprehension exercise. Using context clues, kids find the definitions of unfamiliar words and answer five questions on the side of the page.

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Concepts

the moon, gravity, the lunar cycle, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, context clues

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Pair with a unit about astronomy or earth science
  • Have kids complete comprehension questions to assess reading level

Pros

  • Comes with an answer key for easy assessment
  • A good interdisciplinary lesson for language arts and science

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  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4

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