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Galileo and the Spinning Sun
Galileo Galilei was a famous scientist who lived in Italy over four hundred years ago. He was very curious about the night sky and the stars. To see farther into space, Galileo built a tool called a telescope. This special tool made distant objects look much larger and closer.
One day, Galileo decided to study the sun. Looking straight at the bright sun can hurt your eyes, so he used a safe method to project its picture onto a wall. When he looked at the sun, he saw dark spots on its surface. Today, we call these marks sunspots.
As Galileo watched the sunspots every day, he noticed that they moved across the sun. This proved that the sun turns around, or rotates, in space. His discoveries taught people that the sun gives Earth light and heat energy. Galileo showed us that we can learn about our world by making observations and asking big questions.
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- scientist:
- A person who studies the world around us by asking questions and making observations.
- telescope:
- A tube-shaped tool that makes distant objects look larger and closer.
- safe:
- Free from harm or danger.
- sunspots:
- Dark marks on the sun's surface that are cooler than the areas around them.
- energy:
- Power that comes from heat or light and helps things grow and work.
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“Galileo and the Spinning Sun” is a biography reading passage about Galileo Galilei, written for Grade 2. It takes about 1 minutes to read (155 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.
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