Ready Steady Read Together
Knowledge Encylopedia Space: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
The Apollo missions of the 1960s and 70s are the only space missions that have put people on another world.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
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Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
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Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
anew
living quarters
docking manoeuvres
nerve centre
round-the-clock watch
continual radio contact
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From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
anew
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
anew
Your turn
docking manoeuvres
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
living quarters
nerve centre
round-the-clock watch
continual radio contact
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part – which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and docking manoeuvres. The living quarters were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet. Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the vacuum of space.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part –
which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and docking manoeuvres.
The living quarters were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet.
Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the vacuum of space.
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part – which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and docking manoeuvres. The living quarters were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet. Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the vacuum of space.
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
The words ‘extraordinary three-part spacecraft’ show that travelling to the moon was not simple and required complex equipment. ‘The largest rockets that have ever been launched’ suggests that engineers had to design and build new technology to make the mission successful.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a total of 1.5 million km (950,000 miles) through space
distance to travel
Text Mark Evidence - the gigantic Saturn V rocket - the Saturn V launch vehicle was taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty
large size of the rocket
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Text Mark Evidence 15 tonnes – the quantity of fuel burned every second during launch
immense amounts of fuel needed
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence the gigantic Saturn V rocket – which had to be built anew for each trip
most of the rocket couldn’t be reused
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the Apollo spacecraft, tiny by comparison - the living quarters were cramped
small space for the crew
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the living quarters…had very basic facilities, with no toilet…instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected
lacked comforts
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Text Mark Evidence the crew remained in continual radio contact with mission control, except when the spacecraft travelled behind the Moon
unable to communicate at times
Text Mark Evidence the Apollo programme cost $24 billion and employed 400,000 people at its peak
high cost and numerous employees needed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence in 1970 Apollo 13 was damaged by an explosion on the way to the Moon and had to return to Earth
risk of damage or injury
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘round-the-clock watch’?
Fill the Gaps
docking manoeuvres
vacuum
living quarters
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part – which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and . The were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet. Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the of space.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
True or False?
The Lunar Module carried all three astronauts to the Moon.
True
False
Link Me
Link each amount with the correct fact:
A minutes in total it took the three stages to burn
1) 111
B tonnes of fuel burned every second during launch
2) 12
C height in metres of the Saturn V launch vehicle
3) 15
Check
D the number of windows in the living quarters
Click if correct
4) 5
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pair non-fiction with fiction.
Reveal
Read a story and then a fact book on the same topic.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Knowledge Encylopedia Space: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
The Apollo missions of the 1960s and 70s are the only space missions that have put people on another world.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
anew
living quarters
docking manoeuvres
nerve centre
round-the-clock watch
continual radio contact
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
anew
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
anew
Your turn
docking manoeuvres
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
living quarters
nerve centre
round-the-clock watch
continual radio contact
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part – which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and docking manoeuvres. The living quarters were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet. Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the vacuum of space.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part –
which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and docking manoeuvres.
The living quarters were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet.
Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the vacuum of space.
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part – which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and docking manoeuvres. The living quarters were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet. Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the vacuum of space.
Explore
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
The words ‘extraordinary three-part spacecraft’ show that travelling to the moon was not simple and required complex equipment. ‘The largest rockets that have ever been launched’ suggests that engineers had to design and build new technology to make the mission successful.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a total of 1.5 million km (950,000 miles) through space
distance to travel
Text Mark Evidence - the gigantic Saturn V rocket - the Saturn V launch vehicle was taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty
large size of the rocket
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Text Mark Evidence 15 tonnes – the quantity of fuel burned every second during launch
immense amounts of fuel needed
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence the gigantic Saturn V rocket – which had to be built anew for each trip
most of the rocket couldn’t be reused
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - the Apollo spacecraft, tiny by comparison - the living quarters were cramped
small space for the crew
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the living quarters…had very basic facilities, with no toilet…instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected
lacked comforts
What are some of the challenges associated with space travel?
Text Mark Evidence the crew remained in continual radio contact with mission control, except when the spacecraft travelled behind the Moon
unable to communicate at times
Text Mark Evidence the Apollo programme cost $24 billion and employed 400,000 people at its peak
high cost and numerous employees needed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence in 1970 Apollo 13 was damaged by an explosion on the way to the Moon and had to return to Earth
risk of damage or injury
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘round-the-clock watch’?
Fill the Gaps
docking manoeuvres
vacuum
living quarters
Astronauts lived in the Command Module – the conical front part – which had five triple-glazed windows for viewing the moon, Earth, and . The were cramped and had very basic facilities, with no toilet. Instead, astronauts used plastic bags or a special hose connected to the of space.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
True or False?
The Lunar Module carried all three astronauts to the Moon.
True
False
Link Me
Link each amount with the correct fact:
A minutes in total it took the three stages to burn
1) 111
B tonnes of fuel burned every second during launch
2) 12
C height in metres of the Saturn V launch vehicle
3) 15
Check
D the number of windows in the living quarters
Click if correct
4) 5
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pair non-fiction with fiction.
Reveal
Read a story and then a fact book on the same topic.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
docking manoeuvres
living quarters
vacuum