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What Astronauts Do

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Space Exploration|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_oiqsIP97V3

Know that astronauts are people who travel to space in rockets, that humans have walked on the Moon (Apollo missions), and that astronauts today live and work on the International Space Station

Mastery Evidence

  • Define an astronaut as a person who travels to space
  • State that humans landed on the Moon during the Apollo missions
  • Describe the International Space Station as a place where astronauts live and work in orbit around Earth

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] tell you what an astronaut is, and that people have actually walked on the Moon and live on a space station?”

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  • Our Solar System soft

    Knowing about space and planets provides context for understanding astronauts

    • Sun, Moon & Stars hard

      Must know the Sun and stars before learning about planets and the solar system

      • Why seasons change soft

        Curriculum daylight/seasons observation supports exploratory Sun/Moon/stars identification

        • Naming the Planets soft

          Relating daylight length to time of year draws on orbit and solar system vocabulary

        • Seasonal changes soft

          Seasonal changes observation supports daylight pattern recognition

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