Storyworks Mar Apr 24 Misson to the Moon Close Read

Mission to the Moon

Storyworks Mar Apr 2024

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Read the section “Far, Far Away.” Where are you and why?



You're in a ​

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about ​

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miles from ​

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. You're traveling to the ​

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on one of the most important space trips in ​

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.

​You're in a spacecraft about 250,000 miles from Earth. You're traveling to the moon on one of the most important space trips in history.

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Read the section "Out-of-This-World Outfit." How does your spacesuit keep you

safe on the moon?



Your spacesuit keeps you safe on the moon by stopping your ​

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from ​ freezing or boiling in the moon's extreme ​

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. Your ​

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and ​

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help you ​

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on the moon.​

​Your spacesuit keeps you safe on the moon by stopping your blood from freezing or boiling in the moon's extreme temperatures. Your helmet and oxygen tank help you breathe on the moon.

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Read the section "An Important Mission." What is one of your first tasks? How will that help you on your mission to determine if humans can one day live on the moon?



One of your first tasks is finding ​

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. This helps you on your ​

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because the goal is to see if humans can one day ​

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on the moon. Since ice can melt into ​

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, it is key to helping humans stay ​

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​One of your first tasks is finding ice. This helps you on your mission because the goal is to see if humans can one day live on the moon. Since ice can melt into water, it is key to helping humans stay alive.

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Read the section "Back to Base." What details does the author use to describe what life could one day be like on the moon?



The ​

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the ​

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uses to describe what life could one day be like on the moon are kids bouncing to ​

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, space ​

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zooming by on missions, and special gardens ​

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fresh vegetables.

​The details the author uses to describe what life could one day be like on the moon are kids bouncing to school, space mobiles zooming by on missions, and special gardens growing fresh vegetables.

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Look at the image in the section "Back to Base." According to the caption, why are the Artemis missions significant?



The ​

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missions will send a female ​

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and a ​

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astronaut to the ​

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for the ​

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time.

​The Artemis missions will send a female astronaut and a Black astronaut to the moon for the first time.

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Would you want to be an astronaut on NASA's Artemis missions? Use details

from the article to support your answer.



Yes, because I want to see if it's ​

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for ​

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to ​

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on the moon one day. I would be able to see ​

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like meteors and moon mountains. I would be able to do back flips because of the moon's low ​

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​Yes, because I want to see if it's possible for humans to live on the moon one day. I would be able to see wonders like meteors and moon mountains. I would be able to do backflips because of the moon's low gravity.

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Look at the photos and images on pages 21-23. How do they help you understand what it's like on the surface of the moon? Which was your favorite and why?



The photos and images on pages 21-23 help me ​

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what it's like on the surface of the moon because they show me ​

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what the moon's surface ​

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like. My favorite one is the picture of the Artemis ​

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because it shows the ​

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inside the space suits!

​The photos and images on pages 21-23 help me ​ understand what it's like on the surface of the moon because they show me ​ exactly what the moon's surface ​ looks like. My favorite one is the picture of the Artemis ​ crew because it shows the ​ people inside the space suits!

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Match the following

• This article is mostly about

• This article is nonfiction because

meteor

crew of the Artemis mission

astronaut in a full space suit

traveling to the moon.

it has facts.

• meteor

• crew of the Artemis mission

• astronaut in a full space suit

• traveling to the moon.

• it has facts.