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Goldilocks has stepped outside her famous storybook visit to Three Bears to present this issue about planets in the universe that “bear” her name. What is a “Goldilock Planet?” Similar to her well-known adventure, a “Goldilock Planet” is neither too hot, nor too cold, but j-u-u-u-u-s-t right to support some kind of life! Discover how far from Earth these planets are located in space. Learn what “just right conditions” means, and why those conditions are important to sustain the building blocks of life. It’s time to blastoff with Astronaut Goldilocks on a trip into space to learn more about this scientific quest!
In this issue students will:
- read informational text about “Goldilocks Planets”
- understand what a planet needs for a live-able environment
- find similarities and differences in astronaut
- learn about planet “Proxima Centauri b”
- use the newspaper to locate descriptive words and pictures about your community
- write a persuasive letter to the editor
- use logic to identify aliens
- write a cold weather poem
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