Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

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Mars: note-taking grid
Note-taking questions
Note-taking
Note-taking
answer grid
answers
Where is Mars?
Closest to Earth
Made out of . . . ?
Rock
Temperature?
Cold
Colour?
Red
Some features of Mars?
Craters, volcanoes
Ice caps, craters, deep
valleys, volcanoes
Life on Mars?
Not found / Don’t 
know yet / Scientists
looking
Water on Mars?
Not found / Don’t 
know yet / Scientists 
looking
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Mars: information report
Mars is the closest planet to Earth. It is made out of rock. It is very cold and has
ice caps, just like the North and South Poles on Earth. From the Earth, Mars looks
red. Mars has many craters, some deep valleys and some tall volcanoes. Some
scientists say that there might be life on Mars, but they haven’t found any life yet.
Scientists are also looking for water on Mars.
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