The First Family on Mars

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Emerald (Levels 25-26)
Year: Three
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Challenge, Exploration, Family, Relationships, Science and technology, Space
Genre: Science fiction
Strategy/Skills: Comparing and contrasting, Determining author's purpose, Using graphic sources
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 26
Item Code: 200149
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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

It's the year 2020, and Gemma and her family are training to be the first family to live on Mars. When there's a fire in their home at the training base they have to prove they are real pioneers.

After you have completed the Reader

Gemma was good at inventing useful things. Imagine you are at the Mars training base. Design an invention that would be useful on Mars. What would you need to build it? Draw a diagram of your invention. Write a short explanation of how it works. Show the invention to your family. Can they help you improve it?

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