Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Lesson

​Earth

​Mars

Multiple Select

How are Earth and Mars similar?

• They are both planets

• They both have water on their surface.

• They are both red.

• They are both round.

• They are both home to - us - humans!

​Earth

​Mars

Multiple Select

How are Earth and Mars different?

• Mars is further away from the sun.

• Mars is our home!

• Earth is further away from the sun.

• Earth is our home!

• Mars is red.

Multiple Choice

to explain how something is similar to something else

• contrast

• compare

• similar

Multiple Choice

to explain how something is different than something else

• contrast

• compare

• similar

Multiple Choice

How do the natural disasters in the two passages compare?

• Tornadoes have many reasons for why they form.

• Both natural disasters have extreme winds.

• Both storms form over water.

• Tornadoes and hurricanes do not have any comparisons.

Multiple Choice

How do the natural disasters in the two passages contrast?

• Both natural disasters cause a lot of damage.

• Tornadoes can cause floods.

• Tornadoes and hurricanes do not contrast.

• Tornadoes form on land, while hurricanes form above the water.