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reading and understanding information [planets] [named after]

reading and understanding information [planets] [named after]
  • Venus
    Named after Roman goddess of love and beauty
  • Saturn
    Named after the Roman god of agriculture.
  • Mars
    Named after the Roman god of war.
  • Mercury
    Named after the messenger of the Roman gods.
  • Jupiter
    Named after the ruler of the Roman gods.
  • Earth
    Name comes from "Die Erde," the German word for "the ground."







1st [the ground]


2nd [war]


3rd [the ruler]


4th [love and beauty]


5th [messenger]


6th [agriculture]


    1 question quiz
    Taking the first letter of each answer gives you a letter combination, but which one?
    VEMJSM EMJSMV MJSMVE MVEMJS EMJVMS SMVEMJ  
    [News Flash]
    As you hover over each picture there is information for you to read and understand. Look at the words in each of the blue labels. In this activity you have drag and drop the pictures into their order of what they were named after. You can change the order at any time. Write down the first letter of each planet in your order. Using these letters answer the 1 question quiz at the bottom of the screen. To restart the activity just refresh the page.