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Space Station

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Emerald (Levels 25-26)
  • Year: Three
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Challenge, Exploration, Relationships, Science and technology, Space
  • Genre: Explanation
  • Strategy/Skills: Determining author's purpose, Making connections, Forming opinions
  • Page Count: 16
  • Reading Level: 26
  • Item Code: 200150
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELA1479, ACELT1594, ACELT1599, ACELT1600, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680, ACELA1489, ACELA1490, ACELT1604, ACELT1605, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, ACELA1512, ACELT1795, ACELY1701, ACELY1702, ACELY1703
Reader Description

Would you like to live in space for a few months like the crew of the International Space Station? You'll have to learn to brush your teeth without water and sleep standing up!

After you have completed the Reader

Fold a piece of paper to make three columns with the headings - Pros, Cons, and Questions. What are the good things about living in space? Write your ideas in the Pros column. What are the bad things about living in space? Write your ideas in the Cons column. What questions do you have for astronauts living in space? Write these in the Questions column. Ask a family member to help you find answers to your questions.

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