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Formation of Earth - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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A reading comprehension activity that helps develop literacy skills and outlines the events and processes that led to the formation of our home planet.

Use this reading comprehension activity when developing literacy skills and/or when studying elements of the solar system.

Students read the text Formation of the Earth and then answer a range of questions designed to help students extricate the key information regarding how the planet was formed using comprehension skills including retrieval of literal information and summarising.

This teaching resource would be a wonderful addition to a lesson or unit that develops reading skills and/or that explores Earth and Space Sciences.

An answer sheet has also been provided.

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Our Place in Space - Unit Plan
This Earth and Space Sciences unit explores the concept that Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun).

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NSW Curriculum alignment

EN3-3A
Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies
In English Stage 3 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
ST3-10ES-S
Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth's surface
In Science Stage 3 Knowledge and Understanding

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCELY347
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts
In English Level 6 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELY319
Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCSSU078
Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun)
In Science Level 5 Science Understanding

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACSSU078
The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun)
In Science Year 5 Science Understanding Earth and space sciences
ACELY1703
Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources
In English Year 5 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1713
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts
In English Year 6 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

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