Talk with an Astronaut Day 1

Concept Talk What is life like for an astronaut?

What do you already know about astronauts and what they do? What personal qualities might be important for an astronaut to have?

Turn to page Astronauts travel in different types of spacecraft. What type of spacecraft is launching in the photograph? Where are the people with computers working? A shuttle is manned, or controlled by astronauts and by a team of people on the ground.

What mission did the astronaut accomplish? What is life like for an astronaut?

Listen: The story “Apollo 13” is about the challenges on a space mission to the moon. Listen for: Manned Launch Command Module Lunar module

Manned- occupied or controlled by one or more people The manned space vehicle landed safely. Launch- the act or instance of launching something The shuttle was set to launch on Wednesday. Teach your partner these words

Command module- the part of the spacecraft that houses the crew The crew lives in the command module. Lunar module- carries the astronauts to the moon-orbiting craft The crew stepped out of the lunar module and onto the moon.

Author’s Purpose The author’s purpose is the reason an author writes a selection. If an author provides a lot of facts, what might be his or her purpose for writing? Today we are going to read about the history of the space program in the United States.

Author’s Purpose Let’s look at page 231 The first sentence provides facts that I can check and does not contain any humorous or persuasive language. What conclusion can we draw about the author’s purpose? Finish reading “The United States in Space”.

A day in the life on the International Space Station International Space Station International Space Station

Accomplishments- things done with skill He counted the flight among his accomplishments. Focus- main point of interest Becoming an astronaut was his main focus. Teach your partner these words.

Gravity-a force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth There is no gravity on the moon. Monitors- television sets The family watched the launch from the monitors. Teach your partner these words.

Role- part in a play or movie She accepted a role in the cowboy movie. Specific-exact Frank has a specific skill that was needed on the flight. Teach your partner these words.

Biology- the study of living things Astronauts bring back evidence from the moon to help us understand the biology of the moon. Teach your partner this word.

Greek parts: Bio ism Geo ology Hydro ist Eco phobia Meteor techno

So: Biology Hydrophobia Geology technophobia Technology claustrophobia Ecology Zoology

Demonstrative pronouns: This, that, these and those This book is about Ellen Ochoa. I found those books at the library. That is my book. Who put these books over here?

Taking Notes: Notes are pieces of important information from a text Taking notes helps you to better keep track of research and remember what you have read