This science reader, one page passage about the solar system describes the 8 planets that orbit our sun in language your students will understand! It explores the following topics. The passages cover a variety of topics about space, such as the solar system, all the planets, the inner and outer solar systems, and the sun. Standards: Main idea, Author's Main Purpose, Central Idea, Text Features, Determine Word Meaning, Cause/Effect, Compare and Contrast, Author's Purpose, Author's perspective, A