Ready Steady Read Together
Knowledge Encylopedia Space: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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?
He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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)
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
B) Put the following events of the Apollo 11 journey to the Moon in the correct order.
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
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Hover for definitions!
colleague
ascent / descent
manual control
streamlined
stowing
jettisoned
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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
colleague
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
colleague
Your turn
manual control
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ascent / descent
streamlined
stowing
jettisoned
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent after realising the planned landing site was unsafe. He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent
after realising the planned landing site was unsafe.
He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left
and then made his famous announcement to the whole world:
“Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent after realising the planned landing site was unsafe. He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent after realising the planned landing site was unsafe. He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
The words ‘hair-raising’ and ‘unsafe’ suggest that there was uneven or hazardous terrain in the original landing site. There might have been rocks, craters or slopes that would have made landing in that spot dangerous.
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
A) Collins orbited the Moon while the Lunar Module was on the Moon’s surface.
B) Armstrong and Aldrin transferred to the Lunar Module leaving Collins in the Command Module.
C) After the astronauts returned to the Command Module, the ascent stage was jettisoned.
D) Using manual control, Armstrong guided the Eagle to the surface of the Moon.
E) The descent stage of the Lunar Module acted as a launch pad to return the Eagle to orbit.
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
B) Put the following events of the Apollo 11 journey to the Moon in the correct order.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence the Lunar Module’s spider-like design in…the vacuum of space
no air/can’t breathe without spacesuits
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence during their time on the Moon…so brightly lit by the Sun that sleep was impossible
uncomfortably bright
Text Mark Evidence - they found its cabin…dusty - wide footpads stopped the Lunar Module from sinking into the dusty ground - the two lunar astronauts… stowing their rock samples
covered in dust and rocks
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
Text Mark Evidence - all things on the Moon weigh one-sixth of their Earth weight - lunar hills are six times easier to climb - you can jump six times higher on the Moon’s surface
lighter/easier movement
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - on the Moon…lunar hills - four adjustable legs made sure the Lunar Module was level
uneven terrain
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Armstrong and Aldrin transferred to the Lunar Module leaving Collins to orbit the Moon in the Command Module.
B) Put the following events of the Apollo 11 journey to the Moon in the correct order.
D) Using manual control, Armstrong guided the Eagle to the surface of the Moon.
C) Armstrong made the announcement, “The Eagle has landed.”
E) The descent stage of the Lunar Module acted as a launch pad to return the Eagle to orbit.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
A) After the astronauts returned to the Command Module, the ascent stage was jettisoned.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘streamlined’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The foil space blankets were important because they were used...
B to block the Sun tohelp the astronauts sleep.
A to protect the astronauts from the cold.
D to prevent the Lunar Module from sinking in the dusty ground.
C to protect the fuel containers.
Find Me
Find the word which shows they dumped or discarded the ascent stage:
When it was time to leave, the ascent engine fired. It lifted the ascent stage back into lunar orbit, where the craft docked with the Command and Service Modules. The two lunar astronauts moved back into the Command Module, stowing their rock samples and cameras. The ascent stage was then jettisoned to crash back to the lunar surface.
Discuss then check
jettisoned
True or False?
Buzz Aldrin was the first man to step on the lunar surface.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
keep a book journal.
Reveal
Write about what you've read or sketch your favourite scenes.
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
Knowledge Encylopedia Space: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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?
He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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)
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
B) Put the following events of the Apollo 11 journey to the Moon in the correct order.
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!
colleague
ascent / descent
manual control
streamlined
stowing
jettisoned
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
colleague
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space! by DK London © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
colleague
Your turn
manual control
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ascent / descent
streamlined
stowing
jettisoned
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
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...
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent after realising the planned landing site was unsafe. He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent
after realising the planned landing site was unsafe.
He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left
and then made his famous announcement to the whole world:
“Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent after realising the planned landing site was unsafe. He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
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
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Armstrong had to take manual control of the Eagle in the last minutes of a hair-raising descent after realising the planned landing site was unsafe. He touched down with only 30 seconds of fuel left and then made his famous announcement to the whole world: “Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
The words ‘hair-raising’ and ‘unsafe’ suggest that there was uneven or hazardous terrain in the original landing site. There might have been rocks, craters or slopes that would have made landing in that spot dangerous.
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
A) Collins orbited the Moon while the Lunar Module was on the Moon’s surface. B) Armstrong and Aldrin transferred to the Lunar Module leaving Collins in the Command Module. C) After the astronauts returned to the Command Module, the ascent stage was jettisoned. D) Using manual control, Armstrong guided the Eagle to the surface of the Moon. E) The descent stage of the Lunar Module acted as a launch pad to return the Eagle to orbit.
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
B) Put the following events of the Apollo 11 journey to the Moon in the correct order.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence the Lunar Module’s spider-like design in…the vacuum of space
no air/can’t breathe without spacesuits
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence during their time on the Moon…so brightly lit by the Sun that sleep was impossible
uncomfortably bright
Text Mark Evidence - they found its cabin…dusty - wide footpads stopped the Lunar Module from sinking into the dusty ground - the two lunar astronauts… stowing their rock samples
covered in dust and rocks
A) What can you infer about conditions on the Moon’s surface?
Text Mark Evidence - all things on the Moon weigh one-sixth of their Earth weight - lunar hills are six times easier to climb - you can jump six times higher on the Moon’s surface
lighter/easier movement
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - on the Moon…lunar hills - four adjustable legs made sure the Lunar Module was level
uneven terrain
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Armstrong and Aldrin transferred to the Lunar Module leaving Collins to orbit the Moon in the Command Module.
B) Put the following events of the Apollo 11 journey to the Moon in the correct order.
D) Using manual control, Armstrong guided the Eagle to the surface of the Moon.
C) Armstrong made the announcement, “The Eagle has landed.”
E) The descent stage of the Lunar Module acted as a launch pad to return the Eagle to orbit.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
A) After the astronauts returned to the Command Module, the ascent stage was jettisoned.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘streamlined’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The foil space blankets were important because they were used...
B to block the Sun tohelp the astronauts sleep.
A to protect the astronauts from the cold.
D to prevent the Lunar Module from sinking in the dusty ground.
C to protect the fuel containers.
Find Me
Find the word which shows they dumped or discarded the ascent stage:
When it was time to leave, the ascent engine fired. It lifted the ascent stage back into lunar orbit, where the craft docked with the Command and Service Modules. The two lunar astronauts moved back into the Command Module, stowing their rock samples and cameras. The ascent stage was then jettisoned to crash back to the lunar surface.
Discuss then check
jettisoned
True or False?
Buzz Aldrin was the first man to step on the lunar surface.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
keep a book journal.
Reveal
Write about what you've read or sketch your favourite scenes.
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.