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.
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.
Ideas About Space Have Changed
With Stephen Hawkings.
With Stephen Hawkings.
Stephen Hawkings was a well known Cosmologist
And he improved our knowledge about space.
Firstly, Stephen was interested and liked learning about black
holes. He was curious about what came out of them. He knew
that not even light could escape but he had amazing skills and
thinking and he actually found out that radiation came out of
black holes. People used to think if light could not escape then
nothing could but he proved them wrong. This is an example
of how Stephen Hawking changed our thinking.
holes. He was curious about what came out of them. He knew
that not even light could escape but he had amazing skills and
thinking and he actually found out that radiation came out of
black holes. People used to think if light could not escape then
nothing could but he proved them wrong. This is an example
of how Stephen Hawking changed our thinking.
Stephen Hawking also developed a theory about how the
universe started his theory is called the big bang theory.
All scientists have theories and Stephen had theories around
the big bang. His theory was that a black hole exploded then
the universe slowly began to grow bigger and bigger as it
formed the planets. We do not know if this is true or not but it
doesn't sound impossible. As you can see Stephen Hawking
has changed our ideas about space aka black holes and the
beginning of our universe.
universe started his theory is called the big bang theory.
All scientists have theories and Stephen had theories around
the big bang. His theory was that a black hole exploded then
the universe slowly began to grow bigger and bigger as it
formed the planets. We do not know if this is true or not but it
doesn't sound impossible. As you can see Stephen Hawking
has changed our ideas about space aka black holes and the
beginning of our universe.
Without his amazing thinking we would practically know
nothing about black holes until an another amazing scientist
came along.
nothing about black holes until an another amazing scientist
came along.
Self assessment
I have an introductory sentence for each paragraph: YES
I have at least three sentences giving supporting detail: YES
I have a concluding sentence: YES
