Artemis II Space Exploration

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🚀 Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Read this text about Artemis II:

Artemis II Mission

Artemis II is a special rocket mission. It will carry astronauts around the Moon. The rocket is very powerful. It can travel 384,000 kilometres to reach the Moon.

Four astronauts will go on this journey. They will not land on the Moon. They will fly around it and come back to Earth. This mission will help us learn more about space travel.

The rocket has many parts. It has engines to push it up. It has a capsule where astronauts sit. It also has fuel tanks to power the engines.

1. How many astronauts will travel on Artemis II?

Two astronauts

Four astronauts

Six astronauts

2. What will the astronauts do at the Moon?

Land on the Moon

Fly around the Moon

Build a space station

3. How far is it to the Moon?

The Moon is _____________ kilometres away from Earth.

4. Name two parts of the Artemis II rocket mentioned in the text:

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

🎨 Part 2: Design and Label Your Rocket

5. Draw and label your own rocket in the space below. Include these parts:

• Engines • Fuel tanks • Capsule for astronauts • Heat shield

6. How could your rocket help people in rural New Zealand communities?

7. What would you like to explore in space? Explain why.

🌟 Part 3: Extension Questions

8. Advanced Thinking: Space exploration uses lots of resources and energy. What are some positive and negative effects of space missions?

Positive effects:

Negative effects:

9. Future Technology: If you could invent one new technology for space exploration, what would it be and how would it work?

🎯 Success Criteria - Can you do these?

I can describe the Artemis II mission in my own words

I can explain how rockets help us explore space

I can read and understand the text about Artemis II

I can draw and label the main parts of a rocket

I can connect space exploration to my local community

I can think about the positive and negative effects of space missions

📚 Vocabulary Bank

Use these words to help you: astronaut, mission, orbit, launch, capsule, engines, fuel, exploration, satellite, technology

Artemis II Space Exploration

Artemis II Space Exploration

🚀 Part 1: Reading Comprehension

🎨 Part 2: Design and Label Your Rocket

🌟 Part 3: Extension Questions

🎯 Success Criteria - Can you do these?

📚 Vocabulary Bank

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