year 4 reading · as well as working, astronauts do the same things they do on earth, such as...
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Year 4 ReadingSpace
Home Learning
Monday –Memorise 5 key facts…
Tuesday –
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. How long would you have to train in the water to replicate one hour of
spacewalking?6. Describe how the astronauts train for the sensation of weightlessness.7. Do you think you would enjoy training for space? Discuss.
Comprehension questions
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]