Home Plan - [GR2-L8-U1-LC1-1 Life in Space]

The document provides a comprehensive guide to understanding space exploration and life on space stations. It covers key terms related to astronauts, missions, and space stations, engages students in various activities to enhance comprehension and critical thinking skills, and describes the challenges and experiences of living in zero gravity. It outlines the history of space stations, focusing on key milestones such as the launch of the Mir space station and the construction of the International Space Station. Moreover, it details daily life on the ISS, including activities like sleeping, eating, and exercising, as well as the importance of physical and mental health monitoring for astronauts. The section concludes with a learning activity that compares life in space with Earth, providing insights into astronauts’ daily routines and unique experiences in space. There is also a mention of China’s advancements in space exploration, highlighting the country’s significant achievements in the field.

Contents

• Pages 1—24: Space text comprehension.
• Pages 25—43: Space station history.
• Pages 44—52: Space living tips.

This section of the document provides tips for understanding informational text related to space exploration. It introduces key words like astronaut, space station, training, cosmonaut, missions, nozzle, launched, and orbited. It focuses on engaging students (referred to as Goat S) in activities like connecting to prior knowledge, analyzing the author’s purpose for the text, describing pictures with given words, choosing the correct answers, filling in blanks with appropriate words, and determining the author’s purpose in specific texts. The text also delves into topics such as weightless living and life in space stations, emphasizing the challenges of zero gravity and the experiences of astronauts. There are activities throughout the section aimed at improving comprehension and critical thinking skills.

The document section provides information on the history of space stations, beginning with the Soviet Union launching the first space station in 1971, followed by the launch of Skylab by the United States. The section then discusses the Mir space station launched in 1986, which remained in orbit for fifteen years. It also mentions the construction of the International Space Station (ISS) which began in 1998 and continued over the years. Details about the size and weight of the ISS are provided, along with facts about astronauts living on the station, daily activities like sleeping, eating, using the toilet, and exercising, and the challenges they face. The section also touches upon how astronauts spend their free time in space and the importance of physical and mental health monitoring when they return to Earth after their space missions.

The summarized section includes tips for a learning activity focusing on life in space. Astronauts on the space station use regular salt and pepper, pack all food due to the lack of a fridge, wash their hair without water, and can see sixteen sunrises and sunsets daily. The astronauts can quickly return to work after they come back to Earth. The goal is for students to identify the details of living in space by choosing correct statements to show the differences. There are exercises to determine the author’s purpose in the text, assessing comprehension, true or false activity comparing before and after reading about life in space, and a reflection on the learned content. Additionally, there is information about China’s advancements in space exploration, highlighting significant milestones achieved by the country.