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Did you know planets can be giants? Jupiter is so gigantic that 1,000 planets the size of Earth could fill its giant tummy! Because it’s bigger than any other planet, Jupiter is also the heaviest object orbiting the sun. With such huge gravitational pull, you’d weigh more than double your Earth weight, making you a giant, too! In spite of its size, this enormous planet is also a speedball—spinning from day to night to day again in just ten hours and whipping up massive storms that can last hundreds of years. It seems everything on Jupiter is massive and imposing. Are you ready to jump on giant Jupiter for a visit?
In this issue young explorers will:
- Read expository text about Jupiter
- Learn amazing planetary facts
- Calculate sums to label Jupiter’s layers
- Discover the original of its name and the many moons of Jupiter
- Use the newspaper to locate abbreviations and adjectives
- Edit expository writing about Jupiter’s moons
- Write imaginatively about your journey of exploration
6 page PDF
