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By BETTY DEBNAM
Planet Mars
SOON WE WILL BE SENIINB A SPACESHIP BACK
TO MARS. STOP AN' THINK, WHAT'O rou
ALREA,r KNOW ABOUT THE PLANET? - THEN
REA' THE STORr.
Because Mars is the
planet most like
Earth, it has been the
subject of many
science fiction books.
Noone has seen a
creature from there - at least not yet!
Mars ...
is more than 100 times farther
~ away from us than the moon.
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is about half the size of the
~ Earth.
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~ h.as been .viewed by 17 mi~sions,
~ SIX Amencan and 11 RussIan.
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The outer planets are huge
balls of gas. The icy planet Pluto is
the farthest out.
has two moons.
has polar ice caps bu~ o~y
water vapor and no hqUld
water.
Jupiter
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has an atmosphere of carbon
~ dioxide and not much of that.
was named for the
~ Roman god of war
because its reddish
color reminds us of
blood.
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Mercury
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~ form of life.
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There are two types:
All of the inner planets,
except Earth, have dry, rocky
surfaces.
Venus
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~
~ does not .appear to have any
The planets
is red in color because of the
rusted iron in its rocks.
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has a pink sky because of the
~ pink dust from its rocks.
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has parts that are like the
~ Earth, with volcanoes, canyons
and sand dunes.
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has parts that are like the
~ moon, with craters and very
old rocks.
Saturn
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Uranus
has about one-third the
~ gravity of Earth.
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is a dry, rocky planet with wind,
~ fog, frost, clouds and dust
storms.
This is International
Space Year ... the first
yearlong, worldwide celebration of the space age.
would not
be an easy
place to
visit. If you
ever went there, you'd
need oxygen and a
space suit.
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These space words are hidden in the sentences. We have
found the first one for you. See if you
can find the rest.
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1. Does Pa celebrate Christmas?
2. Is Omar still here?
3. The plane touched down.
4. Don't chew or bite hard.
5. She's just a runner.
6. Give Art his cookie.
7. He's under the desk.
8. Give Gus a turn.
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Help Alpha Mouse find his telescope.
He wants to look at Mars.
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vRookie Cookie's Recipe
Nutty Banana Salad
You'll need:
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• 1/2 cup raisins
• 3 bananas, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
What to do:
1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well.
2. Chill before serving. Serves 4.
Meet Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is one of the
hardest-working entertainers in show
business.
This year he released two new
albums. Both have become hits. They
are his 10th and 11th albums.
He will spend a lot of this year
performing in concerts.
Bruce grew up in New Jersey and
was always interested in music.
He plays guitar, sings and writes all his songs.
His first album came out in the early '70s. His albums
have sold millions around the world.
He and his wife, singer Patti Scialfa, have two children.
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Mini Spy and her friends are about to take off in the
space shuttle. See if you can find:
• letter P
• one dice
• saltshaker
• word MINI
• ear of corn
• peanut
• tooth
• pencil
• heart
• kite
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• leaf
• number 7 • knife
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PLANET, SPACE, RED, CAMERA, EXPERIMENT, MAP,
ORBIT, LAUNCH, GLOBE, ROUND, ATMOSPHERE,
GRAVITY, RADIO, EXPLORE, DUNE, SAND, WIND, SKY,
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Mars
A Reading Rap
(based on this issue)
Out in space among the planets and
stars,
A spacecraft will soon be on the way to
Mars.
It will circle around and around,
To see if any life can be found.
We are pretty sure the answer is NO,
But there are other reasons for us to go.
One reason that there is so much fuss,
Is that Mars is the planet most like us.
And someday the life on Mars might be,
Human space travelers like you and me!
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Note to parents and teachers: This poem is
especially for beginning readers. Point out each line
as you read this to the children. After several
readings, they will enjoy reading along with you. By
repetition they will soon be able to read it to you!
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Q: What do dogs turn into in the
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A: Hot dogs!
Q: What do you call a tiny dinosaur?
A: A dino-mite!
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Back to Mars
~ What?
about the size of two mid-size cars. It
has:
Q: What is the Mars Observer?
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A: A spacecraft that will fly to
Mars, circle around it for two years
and radio back information.
Solar panels to produce electric
power.
Q: What makes it so special?
signals.
A: It is carrying the most advanced
and sensitive equipment ever sent to
Mars.
The Mars Observer spacecraft is
~ When?
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instruments away from interference
produced by the spacecraft.
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A Mini Pa e To-Do
Q: When is
the launch
planned for?
Read the story with a
partner. Then have a press
conference. Take turns asking and then answering the
questions.
A: Sept. 16 of
this year.
Q: When will it arrive at
Mars?
A: Eleven months later, in
August 1993.
Q:Howlong
will the
mission last?
A: Until 1996.
Can you use the symbols to
identify these planets?
Mars Observer will travel 450 million miles to reach the
planet.
Q: How will it be launched?
A: By a Titan III rocket at Kennedy Space Center
in Florida.
~Why?
Q: Why send up the
Mars Observer?
A: Th find out about:
• how people might land
on Mars and live and work
there someday. (Its surface is
• its atmosphere and
weather.
• the weather in all of its
four seasons. (A Martian year
more like Earth's than any
other planet's.)
• its surface, by carefully
sending back radio information
that will help us make very
good maps.
Understanding how it has
changed may help us
understand how Earth's
climate might change in the
future.
• the elements that Mars
is made of.
• its 'g ravity and magnetic
field (the force on Earth that
that it no longer has liquid
water on its surface. (Its
average temperature is -67 F.)
• what forces drive its huge
causes a compass to point
north). This will tell us if it has
a metal core as Earth does.
wind storms.
is equal to two Earth years.)
• the history of its climate.
• why the planet is so cold
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In 1976, the
Viking I mission
to Mars became
our first soft
landing on
another planet.
This photo was
taken by Viking II
in the same year.
Q: How many missions have been sent to
Mars?
A: Seventeen. The United States has sent six
missions there. The Russians have
sent 11. The last visit was by a
Russian spacecraft in 1988.
Pretend that you are going on a visit to
Mars. Look through your paper for items
you would like to take with you.
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Let's visit
Mars
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Teacher's
Guide
For use by teachers and parents at home and at school.
For use with issue: Planet Mars
Main idea: This issue is about Mars, The following is a list of activities to be used with
this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader
assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following:
1. Draw a picture of the way you think Mars looks.
2. Discuss the following: Would you like to visit Mars? What do you think life on
Mars is like? How is it alike and different from Earth? What do you hope we can learn
from the space mission to Mars? What do you think it would be like to be the first
astronaut to land on Mars? Why do you think space research is so important?
3. Pretend there is life on Mars and a strange creature came to visit Earth. Create
a scrapbook to show what Earth is like. Cut out pictures from your newspaper.
4. Answer the following questions:
a. What is a magnetic field?
b. What are the names of the planets?
c. How big is the Mars Observer spacecraft?
5. Look through your newspaper for articles on space.
6. Pretend you are a reporter visiting Mars. Write an article describing what you
see.
7. Do research on a planet you find interesting.
8. Write a letter applying to be one of the first astronauts to visit Mars.
(Note to Editor: Above is the Teacher's Guide for Issue 37.)
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Darrell Waltrip has been one of the top
race-car drivers for more than 20 years.
Last year Darrell entered 29 races. He
finished in the top 10 in 17 races, and had
two wins.
. In 1990, he entered 23 races and finished
in the top 10 in 12.
In 1989, he won six of the 29 races he
entered.
He has won more than 80 races and earned more than $11
million in his career.
This year Darrell has finished in the top 10 more than five times.
Darrell and his wife, Stevie, have a daughter, Jessica Leigh.
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