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Ko te Ratu 2 O te Hui-tanguru tenei ra - Tuesday 2 February 2016

As part of our reading program we use Kiwi Kids news to learn more about what is happening nationally and internationally in the world.

Walht: Think critically about what we read

9th planet might be discovered

1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?

‘Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have found evidence in the outer solar system of an object that could be a real ninth planet.They have given it the nickname ‘Planet Nine’ or ‘Planet X’. There was no main person from this article only Researches .

2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.

In this article it explains that Scientist’s from a Institute of technology  in California have found a NEW! planet that is circulating or orbiting our solar system. They have decided to name this nineth  ‘Planet 9 or ‘Planet X’. They have also found out that it is 10 times the size of Earth and it takes 10,000 or 20,000 YEAR’S! for the planet to fully circulate the Sun. However, there’s a twist, they haven’t actually seen the planet, they have only found evidence of gravitation drag which means that a planet must be there.

3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.

The location of this this event was California.  The  Institute of technology - is a private research university where scientist’s find out extreme, and important things (like planet X).  It is here where they can find evidence to support their research.

4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.

This exciting event took place on the 27th of January 2016. In the future, they might actually affirm that they have found the planet.

5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.

This event took place because scientists discovery evidence of  a gravitational pull coming from a specific direction and this lead to them carrying out the investigation.

6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.