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Year 3 ReadingSpace

Home Learning

Monday –

1. Look up key vocabulary from the text: mission, sensation, weightlessness, modified, buoyancy.

2. Name a key difference between being on Earth and being in space.3. Explain what the ‘vomit comet’ is used for.4. What are water tanks used for?5. Why is Tim Peake famous?6. How long did Tim spend underground and under the sea whilst training?7. Finish this statement: ‘I would/would not enjoy training for space

because…’

Comprehension questions

Tuesday –

What’s the same and what’s different between life in space and life on Earth?

Same Different

Wednesday – Oracy Challenge:Read the text then summarise how astronauts eat food in space.

Thursday – Research Project

Project Challenge: We would love to see some of your projects sent to socialmedia@spsplymouth.org

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/space/

Friday Read your own choice of book.

Sit back, relax and enjoy your own choice of book. We’d love to see and hear you reading – maybe a ‘Space’ themed book this week.Send your videos and photos to socialmedia@spsplymouth.org