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Talk with an Astronaut

Talk with an Astronaut. Day 1. Concept Talk. What is life like for an astronaut?. Partner Share. What do you already know about astronauts and what they do? What personal qualities might be important for an astronaut to have?. Let’s get our books. 21-27 16-20 11-15 6- 10 1-5.

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Talk with an Astronaut

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  1. Talk with an Astronaut Day 1

  2. Concept Talk What is life like for an astronaut?

  3. Partner Share • What do you already know about astronauts and what they do? • What personal qualities might be important for an astronaut to have?

  4. Let’s get our books • 21-27 • 16-20 • 11-15 • 6-10 • 1-5

  5. Let’s Talk About • Turn to page 228-229 • Astronauts travel in different types of spacecraft. What type of spacecraft is launching in the photograph? • Where are the people with computers working? • A shuttle is manned, or controlled by astronauts and by a team of people on the ground.

  6. Let’s Talk About • What mission did the astronaut accomplish? • What is life like for an astronaut?

  7. Listen: • The story “Apollo 13” is about the challenges on a space mission to the moon. Listen for: • Manned • Launch • Commandmodule • Lunar module

  8. Amazing Words • Manned- occupied or controlled by one or more people • The manned space vehicle landed safely. • Launch- the act or instance of launching something • The shuttle was set to launch on Wednesday. • Teach your partner these words

  9. Amazing Words • Command module- the part of the spacecraft that houses the crew • The crew lives in the command module. • Lunar module- carries the astronauts to the moon-orbiting craft • The crew stepped out of the lunar module and onto the moon.

  10. Author’s Purpose • The author’s purpose is the reason an author writes a selection. If an author provides a lot of facts, what might be his or her purpose for writing? • Today we are going to read about the history of the space program in the United States.

  11. Author’s Purpose • Let’s look at page 231 • The first sentence provides facts that I can check and does not contain any humorous or persuasive language. • What conclusion can we draw about the author’s purpose? • Finish reading “The United States in Space”.

  12. A day in the life on the International Space Station • International Space Station

  13. Vocabulary Accomplishments- things done with skill He counted the flight among his accomplishments. Focus- main point of interest Becoming an astronaut was his main focus. • Teach your partner these words.

  14. Vocabulary Gravity-a force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth There is no gravity on the moon. Monitors- television sets The family watched the launch from the monitors. Teach your partner these words.

  15. Vocabulary • Role- part in a play or movie • She accepted a role in the cowboy movie. • Specific-exact • Frank has a specific skill that was needed on the flight. Teach your partner these words.

  16. Vocabulary • Biology- the study of living things • Astronauts bring back evidence from the moon to help us understand the biology of the moon. • Teach your partner this word.

  17. Spelling Greek parts: Bio ism Geo ology Hydro ist Eco phobia Meteor techno

  18. Spelling • So: • Biology Hydrophobia • Geology technophobia • Technology claustrophobia • Ecology • Zoology

  19. Grammar • Demonstrative pronouns: • This, that, these and those • This book is about Ellen Ochoa. • I found those books at the library. • That is my book. • Who put these books over here?

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