Ritz G3 "Rocketing into Space"

Ritz G3 "Rocketing into Space

Poll

Why are goals important to you?

• Goals help us focus

• Goals help us learn new things

• Achieving goals make us feel good about our selves

com·mun·i·cat·ed

[verb]

es·sen·tial

[adjective]

goal

[noun]

mo·ti·vat·ed

[verb]

pro·fes·sion·al

[adjective]

re·search

[noun]

se·ri·ous

[adjective]

spe·cial·ist

[noun]

Multiple Choice

Mora and her friends _____ by writing emails to each other.

• communicated

• motivated

• essential

• goal

• professional

Multiple Choice

To _____ his ideas, Doug wrote in his blog.

• communicate

• essential

• goal

• motivated

• professional

Multiple Choice

It is _____ to eat breakfast every day.

• essential

• goal

• motivated

• professional

• research

Multiple Choice

A toothbrush is an ----- tool for cleaning teeth.

• essential

• goal

• motivated

• professional

• research

Multiple Choice

My ____ is to graduate from college.

• goal

• motivated

• professional

• research

• specialist

Multiple Choice

Nick reached his ______ and learned to swim.

• goal

• motivated

• professional

• research

• specialist

Multiple Choice

I hope the gym trainer will _____ me to exercise.

• motivate

• professional

• research

• serious

• specialist

Multiple Choice

Jerri was _____ to learn to play her guitar, so she practiced every day.

• motivated

• research

• professional

• serious

• specialist

Multiple Choice

That baseball team has many ______ players.

• professional

• research

• serious

• specialist

• communicated

Multiple Choice

The student did _____ about butterflies.

• research

• serious

• specialist

• communicated

• essential

Multiple Choice

Melanie's mom is a scientist, and she uses a microscope to do _____.

• research

• serious

• specialist

• communicated

• essential

Multiple Choice

Tim was _____ when he said he was sick.

• serious

• specialist

• communicated

• essential

• goal

Multiple Choice

Winnie pays attention because she is _____ about getting good grades.

• serious

• specialist

• communicated

• essential

• goal

Multiple Choice

I had to see a _____ for the pain in my knee.

• specialist

• communicated

• essential

• goal

• motivated

Multiple Choice

Dr. Morrison is a _____ in sports medicine.

• specialist

• communicated

• essential

• goal

• motivated

Multiple Choice

What is the genre for this passage

• Fiction

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

• Folktale

Multiple Select

Choose all that are correct about Lovell's childhood.

• Born in Ohio in 1928

• Lots of boys dreamed of being a pilot at this time

• He loved to play with rockets

• He worked hard in school

Open Ended

What problem did Lovell have when he wanted to go to a special college to study astronomy?

Multiple Choice

Why couldn't James go to the special school for astronomy?

• He didn't have enough money

• His parents told him no

• It was too far away

Open Ended

What is astronomy?

Open Ended

Write one way James Lovell showed he was highly motivated.

Multiple Choice

Astronauts need to be able to breathe, eat, sleep, and work in space.

An astronaut is someone who...

• gazes at stars

• uses star charts

• travels into space

• sails around the world

Multiple Choice

Why did NASA chose Lovell to be an astronaut? Choose the BEST answer,.

• He could fly

• He had all the essential skills

• He applied

• He worked in air flight safety

Multiple Choice

What was one of Lovell's greatest challenges?

• Becoming an astronaut

• Flying airplanes

• Finishing school

• Being commander of Apollo 13

Open Ended

What is a challenge?

Open Ended

What stopped Apollo 13 from reaching the moon?

Open Ended

In the text, an oxygen tank exploded. What was the solution to this problem?

Multiple Select

What did they use for their invention to help Apollo 13 (mark all that apply)

• Plastic bags

• Cardboard

• Tape

• Nuts and Bolts

Open Ended

What does lunar mean?

What context clue tells you the meaning?

Multiple Choice

How long did it take to get back to earth?

• 5 days

• 1 month

• 4 days

• 2 days

Open Ended

The trip back in the lunar module sounds hard and scary!!!

What would you have been most worried about? What would you have done to stay focused?

Open Ended

What did James Lowell say that the Apollo 13 taught him?

Open Ended

How did this story make you feel?

Open Ended

What problem did Lovell have when he wanted to go to a special collage to study astronomy?

Open Ended

In the text, an oxygen tank exploded. What was the solution to this problem?

Multiple Choice

The root of astronomy is astro, which means "star." Someone who studies astronomy studies things that...

• are in space

• live on land

• live in water

• are in caves

Multiple Choice

The root of nautical is naut, which means "ship" or "sailor." A nautical traveler is one who goes...

• alone

• on land

• by water

• with others

Multiple Choice

The root of spectacle is spect, which means "look at." This means a spectacle is something...

• to watch

• to listen to

• that cannot be seen

• that no longer exists