Morning Starters: Spring 2 - The Planets
Did You Know?
Life might exist in some surprising places in our solar system, especially on moons far from the Sun. Scientists believe certain icy moons or even distant Pluto could have the right conditions to harbour life, as these places may have liquid water under their frozen surfaces.
Word Challenge
Write a synonym for each word underlined in the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Help: A synonym is a word that has the same or a similar meaning to another word.
Grammar Challenge
Copy the sentence below, adding a ‘where the action took place’ fronted adverbial.
Strange life forms were squirming around in a soup of salty water.
Example:
In a distant solar system, strange life forms were squirming around in a soup of salty water.
Number Challenge
Zids and zods are living on Planet X. Zids have 4 eyes and Zods have 9 eyes. Altogether there are 48 eyes on planet X.
How many Zids and how many Zods are there?
