Exploring Space: A 3rd Grade STEM Lesson
Delve into the wonders of space exploration with this engaging 3rd-grade STEM lesson. Explore topics such as astronauts, aeronautics, NASA, and more through vivid images and informative text. Learn about historic space missions, the future of space exploration, and discover the technological spin-offs that impact our daily lives. Take a virtual journey from the Hubble telescope to the last Space Shuttle launch with fascinating facts and captivating visuals that will pique young minds' curiosity.
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INTRODUCTION Learn about outer space exploration, from the Hubble telescope to the latest space shuttle launches, in this delightful nonfiction title! Readers will learn about famous astronauts, the history of exploring space, and what the future holds for space exploration through vivid images and photographs, informative text, and intriguing facts. With a glossary and index, readers will want to learn all they can about exploring space! Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Space Exploration - Grade 3 - Guided Reading Level P
VOCABULARY AERONAUTICS: the design and construction of aircraft. ASTRONAUTS: people who pilot, direct, or work on the crew of a spaceship. COCKPIT: the area in a shuttle where the pilot sits COSMONAUT: an astronaut from the Soviet Union or Russia. NASA: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an organization that organizes space travel for the United States. DECADES: time periods of ten years. HEAT EXHAUSTION: the state of being very tired due to extreme heat. Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Space Exploration - Grade 3 - Guided Reading Level P
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Story Questions What country launched the first artificial satellite into space? What was the name of the satellite? In what year was it launched?
STEM AT HOME Click the link to visit the website, Trace Space Back to You. After you explore the website, make a list of things we use that are spin offs of technologies invented for space exploration.
SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH STS-135 - The last Space Shuttle launch and landing Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched for the last time on 8 July 2011, at 15:29 UTC. Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on 10 July 2011, at 15:07 UTC. The STS-135 mission ended on 21 July 2011, at 09:57 UTC, when Atlantis landed at Shuttle Landing Facility, Florida. Credit: NASA
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