Space Timeline

Space timeline Reading tasks.

Term 2 Weeks 5-6

Purpose of this reading activity is to: increase

our knowledge of space exploration and understand

how our knowledge and ideas about space have
changed

over time (science). We are also learning to
read non-fiction

texts and use our writing skills to share our
understanding
of this

topic and our ideas (literacy). Throughout this task
we will
need to

use the skills of ‘Thinking’ and using ‘Language,
Symbols
and

Text.’

Learning Intentions

I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main

ideas.

I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions

in texts.

I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the

main ideas in text.

I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.

(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

-I have put my answers in chronological order.

Focus

We are looking at using non-fiction text to increase our knowledge in our
science topic;

SPACE. Your aim is to read and understand the timeline
reading and use this

knowledge to complete the reading activity below.

First, Read the timeline cards. Click here for the space timeline pdf

Second, We will discuss what you have read. This will be a good

time to ask questions about anything you are unsure of.

Third, do your reading tasks.

Fourth, complete your reading activity. Remember to proofread, check

spelling and punctuation. Then do a self assessment and a peer
assessment

. Check it with a teacher.

Reading Activity

View and read the space timeline on the classroom
walls.

Think about how how our theories/ideas and
understandings

about the universe and Earth’s place in it has
changed over time.

Answer the following questions.

Your answers need to be full sentences.

After you have answered all the questions

please put them in chronological
order (time order, oldest first)

1) What are two things that Galileo discovered?

1610, He made the first  telescopic

observation of the night sky,

discover jupiter moons

, lunar craters and the

different phases of Venus.

2) Who discovered the first asteroid?

1801, Nesa The frst asteroid, Ceres,

was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

3) What was Sputnik 1?

1957, Sputnik 1 was a

satellite that sent signal.

4) In what year was NASA founded?

And what does NASA mean?

1958, National astronauts In Space administration .

5) Who was the first woman in space?
And where was she from?

1963, Russian cosmonaut Valentina

Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

6)Where did Mariner 4 fly past?

1965 , Mariner flew past mars.

7)In what year did apollo land on the moon?

1969, apollo landed on the moon.

8) What country launched

Voyager probes 1 and 2 into deep space?

1977, America launched

Voyager 1 and 2. They reached

juitper in 1979 and saturn in 1980.

9) What happened that led to all space

shuttles being grounded for 3 years?

1986, Space shuttle Challenger Exploded

after launch, killing the seven astronauts on board.

This led to all shuttles being grounded for 3 years.

10) When was the international space station
completed?

1986 The final part was finished in 2010.

11)How long did it take for the Cassini probe to arrive
at Saturn
2004, Cassini probe took 7 years to reach saturn.

12) What was interesting about New Horizon’s
information
about Pluto?2015 NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft
arrived at
Pluto after

travelling for nine years and a total distance of 4.6
billion miles.

Data sent to the Earth showed that Pluto is fifty
miles larger
than

was first thought..

YOUR OPINION

After reading this information...

1. Who do you think made the biggest contribution to
2. our understanding of space? Why?
3. (summarising key ideas)

I think Galileo Galilei because he made the first
telescopic

observation of the night sky with telescope he made.
Galileo

Galilei made the first telescope to look fuller than the
naked eye.

He discover Jupiter’s moons, lunar craters and the
different phases

of Venus.

    2) What do you think was the most
important machine or    

    invention in helping us investigate space?
Why? (summarising key ideas)

I think it was the space satellite because
it took pictures

of lots of the planets and the surroundings
of our solar system.

Also the probes because they reached further than
anyone could

go in our solar system and discovered our universe.   

    3) What would you like to investigate
about space? Why?

I would like to investigate the black holes in
our  universe and

why our skies are blue.

If you go/ near a black hole:

When you go into or go near a black hole your

feet feel a strong gravitational pull then your
head because they are

closer to the black hole .Then your body will
stretch apart you are so strong

that your body is completely torn apart .

Why are our skies blue:

Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air
in Earth's atmosphere. Blue is scattered more than other
colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves.
This is why we see a blue sky most of the time. ...
Also, the surface of Earth has reflected and scattered the light.

This information is from NASA space place.

Self and Peer Assessment.

Self and Peer Assessment

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

- I have put my answers in chronological order.

Success criteria 1: I have have scanned text to find key ideas
(I have been able to answer the questions).

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 2: -I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

      

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 3: I have put my answers in correct chronological order.

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

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