Weeks 8-10 Space Literacy Tasks
Term 2 Weeks 9-10
Purpose of these reading activities is to: increase our knowledge of space
exploration and understand how our knowledge and ideas about space have
changed over time (science). We are also learning to read non-fiction texts
and use our writing skills to share our understanding of this topic and our ideas
(literacy). Throughout this task we will need to use the skills of ‘Thinking’ and
using ‘Language, Symbols and Text.’
exploration and understand how our knowledge and ideas about space have
changed over time (science). We are also learning to read non-fiction texts
and use our writing skills to share our understanding of this topic and our ideas
(literacy). Throughout this task we will need to use the skills of ‘Thinking’ and
using ‘Language, Symbols and Text.’
Learning Intentions
I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main ideas.
I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions in texts.
I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.
I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.
(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)
I am learning to write well structured paragraphs.
Success Criteria
I will be successful when I can show….
-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.
-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.
-I have put my answers in chronological order.
-I have written two well structured paragraphs explaining how some of our ideas about space have
changed over time (introductory sentence, supporting detail, concluding sentence).
changed over time (introductory sentence, supporting detail, concluding sentence).
Read the three paper based reading activities given to you about Stephen Hawking, Galileo Galilei and
The Telescope. You will be put with a buddy to do this work. We will mark and discuss our answers
together as a class.
The Telescope. You will be put with a buddy to do this work. We will mark and discuss our answers
together as a class.
To add to our learning we will watch/ read and discuss these following videos or articles.
After we have completed these reading activities and viewing and discussing the above materials your
task is to write at least two well structured paragraphs explaining how our ideas about space have
changed over time.
task is to write at least two well structured paragraphs explaining how our ideas about space have
changed over time.
Write your paragraphs here.
How Our Ideas About Space Have Changed Over Time
Our thoughts about our Solar System have changed over time. Scientist use to think that the
sun went around Earth and that Earth was the centre of the universe but Galileo Galilei found
out that Earth went around the sun and that the Earth was not the centre of the universe.
Galileo and a few other people were the only people that believed this as other people had
other beliefs. Later when scientist took a closer look at if we went around the sun and if we were
the centre of the universe they found that Galileo Galilei’s theories were true. We now know
that Earth is not the centre of the universe and that we orbit the sun. These are some ways our
solar system has changed over time.
sun went around Earth and that Earth was the centre of the universe but Galileo Galilei found
out that Earth went around the sun and that the Earth was not the centre of the universe.
Galileo and a few other people were the only people that believed this as other people had
other beliefs. Later when scientist took a closer look at if we went around the sun and if we were
the centre of the universe they found that Galileo Galilei’s theories were true. We now know
that Earth is not the centre of the universe and that we orbit the sun. These are some ways our
solar system has changed over time.
Stephen Hawking Has Made Some Great Discoveries about our universe. Stephen Hawking
was best known for discovering how the universe was formed and predicting what might
happen in the future. He found out that the universe was first formed by a black hole that
exploded which was called the big bang theory. Another discovery was that everyone thought
Black Holes were very big holes that suck up everything around it and nothing could get out bu
t Stephen Hawking found out that one thing could escape, that is radiation. Radiation are
waves of energy that come out of or off something. That type of radiation is called Hawking
radiation after Stephen Hawking because he found out about it. These are some ways
Stephen Hawking has changed our thinking about our universe over time.
was best known for discovering how the universe was formed and predicting what might
happen in the future. He found out that the universe was first formed by a black hole that
exploded which was called the big bang theory. Another discovery was that everyone thought
Black Holes were very big holes that suck up everything around it and nothing could get out bu
t Stephen Hawking found out that one thing could escape, that is radiation. Radiation are
waves of energy that come out of or off something. That type of radiation is called Hawking
radiation after Stephen Hawking because he found out about it. These are some ways
Stephen Hawking has changed our thinking about our universe over time.
Self assessment
I have an introductory sentence for each paragraph:
I have at least three sentences giving supporting detail:
I have a concluding sentence:
