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.’
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.’
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).
about space have 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.
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.
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.
materials your task is to write at least two well structured paragraphs explaining how our
ideas about space have changed over time.
Write your paragraphs here.
