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Why are some people fascinated by space?

Grade 6, Informational Text

In this pack, students read nonfiction passages about how telescopes and space probes have expanded and changed our understanding of objects in space. Students must read closely to locate evidence to support an answer to the Key Question.

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Jupiter: King of the Solar System

Lexile: 970L
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The Helix Nebula

Lexile: 990L
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It's a Galaxy, Not a Nebula

Lexile: 1020L
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Life on Mars?

Lexile: 980L
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Connecting Passage

Here Comes Halley's...Again

Lexile: 1040L
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