Literacy Homework: Thursday Feb. 18

a) Go to http://www.kidsastronomy.com/our_sun.htm and to http://www.kidsastronomy.com/mercury.htm

b) Read about the Sun and Mercury.

c) Copy and answer the following questions on your Reading Journal

1) How long ago was the sun born?

2) What is the difference between sun spots and solar flares?

3) What is the Aros Cycle?

4) List 4 facts that show how Earth and Mercury are different.

5) What is the most interesting fact you read about Mercury?