Space Exploration Connections

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🚀 WALT: We Are Learning To make connections between Earth, our Solar System, and future space exploration

Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify connections between Earth and other planets
✓ I can explain how space exploration benefits life on Earth
✓ I can predict future possibilities for human space travel

Space Distance Challenge

I Do Example: The distance from Earth to Mars is approximately 225,000,000 kilometres. Rounded to the nearest ten million, this is 230,000,000 km.

1. The distance from Earth to Jupiter is 628,730,000 km. Round this to the nearest ten million kilometres:

Answer: ______________ km

2. A spacecraft travels at 39,600 km/h. Round this speed to the nearest thousand:

39,000 km/h

40,000 km/h

39,600 km/h

3. The temperature on Mars can reach -87.2°C. Round this to the nearest whole number:

Answer: ______°C

🌍 Connection Detective Game

4. Which Earth technologies were developed because of space exploration? Check all that apply:

GPS navigation

Weather forecasting satellites

Memory foam

Cordless tools

Velcro

5. How does studying Mars help us understand Earth's climate change?

6. What is the main reason scientists want to establish a base on the Moon?

To mine for gold

As a stepping stone to Mars

To build hotels for tourists

To escape from Earth

🔮 Future Space Predictions

7. By 2050, humans might live permanently on Mars. What three Earth resources would be most important to recreate there?

1. ___________________

2. ___________________

3. ___________________

8. A Mars colony needs 847.6 tonnes of water per year. Round this to the nearest tenth:

Answer: _________ tonnes

9. Critical Thinking: How might living in space change the way humans evolve over thousands of years?

🌟 Extension Activity (Advanced Learners):

10. Research Challenge: If you could design a space mission to solve one problem on Earth, what would it be and how would space exploration help? Create a mission proposal.

Differentiation Support: Work with a partner to discuss your ideas before writing. Use the word bank: sustainability, resources, climate, communication, exploration, technology