Talk with an Astronaut

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 • Command • Module • 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?

20. Writing • Taking Notes: • Notes are pieces of important information from a text • Taking notes helps you to better keep track of research and remember what you have read