Space Timeline Reading Tasks

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
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)

5) What are two things that Galileo discovered? Moons of jupiter and phases
of venus

9) Who discovered the first asteroid? Giuseppe Piazzi

2) What was Sputnik 1? The sputnik 1 was a  Satellite

3) In what year was NASA founded? And what does NASA mean?1958  and
it stands for (National Aeronautics

Space Administration)

6) Who was the first woman in space? And where was she from? Russia
valentina tereshkova

4)Where did Mariner 4 fly past? Mars in 1965

7) In what year did Apollo 11 land on the moon? In  1969

10) What country launched Voyager probes 1 and 2 into deep space? America

8) What happened that led to all space shuttles being grounded for 3 years?
In 1986 Space shuttle challenger exploded after launch

11) When was the international space station completed? 2010  1986

1)How long did it take for the Cassini probe to arrive at Saturn?

7 years

12) What was interesting about New Horizon’s information about Pluto?   
that Pluto is fifty

miles larger than was first thought. 2015

YOUR OPINION

After reading this information...

1. Who do you think made the biggest contribution to our understanding of
2. space? Why? (summarising key ideas) Galileo Galilei because he found
3. the rings of saturn and he discovered jupiter's moons. He also made the
4. first telescope.

    2) What do you think was the most important machine or        invention in
helping us investigate space? Why? (summarising key ideas) Lunar rovers
because they have the technology to find out pretty much anything. We have
now had lunar rovers on mars.   

    3) What would you like to investigate about space? Why?  Black holes and
the oort cloud because there fascinating.