Space Timeline Reading Task

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?Galileo discovered Jupiter
and its moon and the

different phases of Venus.(1610)

2) Who discovered the first asteroid?it was Giuseppe Piazzi.(1801)

3) What was Sputnik 1?

Sputnik 1 is a Russia satellite. (1957)

4) In what year was NASA founded?NASA was founded in 1958 And what
does NASA mean? NASA means National aeronautics And space
administration.(1958)

5) Who was the first woman in space?Valentina

Tereshkova. And where was she from? She was Russian(1963)

6)Where did Mariner 4 fly past?

Mariner 4 flew past mars in 1965. (1965)

7) In what year did Apollo 11 land on the moon? It was in 1969 (1969)

8) What country launched Voyager probes 1 and 2 into deep space? It was
America.(1977)

9) What happened that led to all space shuttles being grounded for 3 years?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded after launch.(1986)

10) When was the international space station completed?it started in 1986 and
it was completed in 2010 (1986)

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

Nearly seven years. (2004)

12) What was interesting about New Horizons information about

Pluto? Pluto is fifty miles larger than was first thought. (2015)

YOUR OPINION

After reading this information...

Who do you think made the biggest contribution to our understanding of
space? Galileo GalileI he made the first

telescopic observation of the night sky,discovering Jupiter’s moons, lunar
craters and the different phases of Venus.

(summarising key ideas)

    2) What do you think was the most important machine or invention in
helping us investigate space?telescope Why? thay let us see planets,asteroids
, (summarising key ideas)

    3) What would you like to investigate about space? Black hole Why?
When a sun explodes it turns into a black hole

or a white dwarf. I want to find out about what happens when you go into
a black hole and facts about it.