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1 CRITICAL THINKING GRADE 5 TERM 3 - MARS PROJECT NAME, SURNAME CLASS

2 CONTENTS SECTION PAGE NUMBER Project Introduction Project Objectives Our Obsession with Space! Life on Mars: Why is it Important?.. 6 Mars: The New Frontier Mission Mars Extension Activities Evaluation of booklet Project objectives: Effective Communication Effective Communication Critical Thinking Skills Critical Thinking Skills Critical Thinking Skills Speaking and Listening Speaking and Listening Realizing own role in group and taking it serious Effective Presentation Skills Research information from proper sources to make informed Decisions. Defending own opinion with supporting data Ability to make a choice and support one s choices with reasons Listen for the purpose of note taking Pay close attention in discussion to what others say, asking and answering questions to introduce new ideas eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

3 Section 1 - Mars Project Introduction First let s remember! Do you remember our projects in terms 1 and 2? What were they? How did we work? What did we learn? Discuss with your friends and write down some ideas below. Be ready to share! And this term WHAT do you think the MARS Project is going to be about? Will we research? What do you think we can research? Will we create something? Will it be group or individual work? Brainstorm some ideas and write them in the box below. Be ready to discuss! And NOW.Let s watch the PPT that explains the MARS Project and its objectives in greater detail eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

4 Section 2 - Project Objectives (Goals) Our MARS Project Goals in Term eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

For centuries scientists, astronomers and mathematicians have imagined about space

How much do you know about the history of our space exploration?

video and PowerPoint that your teacher has prepared for you! 1.

Solar System? A. Galileo B. Copernicus C. Einstein D. Newton 2.

A monkey traveled to space before a human did: True/False? 4.

5 Section 3 Our Obsession with Space! Our Obsession with Space! For centuries scientists, astronomers and mathematicians have imagined about space and life on other planets. Movies and stories were made about it. How much do you know about the history of our space exploration? Take the short quiz below and then get ready to check your answers through an awesome video and PowerPoint that your teacher has prepared for you! 1. Who was the first person to say that the Sun and not the Earth is the center of the Solar System? A. Galileo B. Copernicus C. Einstein D. Newton 2. When did the first human go to space? A B C D A monkey traveled to space before a human did: True/False? 4. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first humans to land where in space? A. Moon B. Sun C. Jupiter D. Mars 5. What was the famous Space Shuttle Columbia disaster of 2003? A. It exploded on take-off B. It never happened C. It crashed on re-entry to earth Now let s check our answers! eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Section 4 Life on Mars: Why is it important?

of resources. Some people are just curious!

6 Section 4 Life on Mars: Why is it important? Some people think that people from Earth could move to Mars if we run out of resources. Some people are just curious! Why do you think people care about whether or not there is life on Mars? Write your ideas in the bubble below. Now watch Hanna the future astronaut s inspirational story. While and after watching, could you add some more reasons to your bubble? eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Complete the K W L chart below and take your notes. (Only K and W sections to be completed now. ) What do you KNOW about Mars?

7 Section 5 Mars K W L chart 1) What are a few things you already know about Mars? 2) Why is the soil red on Mars? 3) Which one is bigger, Earth or Mars? 4) Is there life on Mars? Was there life once? Think about these questions. Complete the K W L chart below and take your notes. (Only K and W sections to be completed now. ) What do you KNOW about Mars? What else do you WANT to know? What did you LEARN? (At the end!) Know Want (you may write here your questions) Learnt (do not write now we will complete later) What do you think they are saying? eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Section 5 Mars The Mysterious Red Planet Mars: The Mysterious Red Planet Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Earth is the third planet from the sun, so Mars is Earth s next-door neighbor in space.

8 Section 5 Mars The Mysterious Red Planet Mars: The Mysterious Red Planet Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Earth is the third planet from the sun, so Mars is Earth s next-door neighbor in space. The two planets have many things in common. For example, they are both rocky planets and they both have an atmosphere. But in many ways, they are very different. Scientists have learned a lot about Mars. They found out that the strange reddish color of the planet is really from iron in the planet s soil. They found out that Mars has mountains and canyons a lot like the ones on earth. Many mountains on Mars are higher than Mt. Everest (the highest mountain on Earth). Mars also has volcanoes. In fact, the largest volcano in the solar system is on Mars. It is called Olympus Mons (which means Mount Olympus). And they found out that Mars even has seasons and weather. Iron in soil sizes Mars is much smaller than Earth. You could fit 4 of Mars into our Earth. It turns on its axis about every 24 hours just like Earth, and it has daytime and night time. But it takes much longer to orbit the sun. Instead of 365 days in one year, it has 687 days. So a Martian year is almost twice as long as our year. Mars is much colder than Earth because it is farther from the sun. The only time it has good weather is during its summer at noon near its equator. Then it can get to be 20 degrees C, which is very nice weather! But watch out, it can get down to -125 degrees C during the winter that s cold! Most of the time Mars is much too cold for humans to be on. We would freeze in no time! Earth has an atmosphere that has lots of oxygen. Humans and animals breathe in the gas oxygen and then breathe out the gas carbon dioxide. On Mars, the air is made of carbon dioxide. Humans could not breathe very long on Mars. The air is also full of dust and tiny bits of ice. Mars has terrible storms, too. There is no rain, but there is lots of wind. And you can see red dust swirling around like tornadoes. Sometimes the dust storms are so bad that they can cover most of the planet for months. red dust tornado atmosphere on Mars at sunset eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

9 Section 5 Mars Comprehension Questions What did you learn? 1. What makes the soil so red on Mars?. 2. What gas makes the air dangerous?. 3. Which is bigger Earth or Mars?. 4. How many days are there in a Martian year?. What else did you learn from this text? Discuss with your partner and write! eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Section 6 Mission Mars Project Name of our Mars Colony: _ Topic Responsible People: Getting to Mars: Finding Water and Creating Air on Mars: Growing Food and Building shelter on Mars :

10 Section 6 Mission Mars Project Name of our Mars Colony: _ Topic Responsible People: Getting to Mars: Finding Water and Creating Air on Mars: Growing Food and Building shelter on Mars : Creating a Life Style / Laws / Rules on Mars: What will be your final output (Check one): 3-D Model / Diorama 2-D Poster An ICT presentation Good Luck and Have Fun! eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

11 Section 6 Mission Mars Research Notes: eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

12 Section 6 Mission Mars Research Notes: eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

13 Section 7 Extension Activites READ & THINK & WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW A short space story: The Zoo The children were always good during the month of August, especially when it began to get near the twentythird. It was on this day that the great silver space-ship carrying Professor Hugo's Interplanetary Zoo settled down for its six-hour visit to the Chicago area. Before daybreak the crowds would form, long lines of children and adults both, each one clutching his or her dollar, and waiting with wonderment to see what race of strange creatures the Professor had brought this year. In the past they saw some three-legged creatures from Venus, or tall, thin men from Mars, or even snake-like horrors. This year, as the great round ship settled slowly to earth in the huge tri-city parking area just outside of Chicago, they watched with awe as the sides slowly slid up to show the familiar cages. In them were some wild breed of nightmare-small, horse-like animals that moved with quick, jerking motions and they constantly chattered with high voice. The citizens of Earth clustered around as Professor Hugo's crew quickly collected the waiting dollars, and soon the good Professor himself made an appearance, wearing his many-colored rainbow cape and top hat. ``People of Earth,'' he called into his microphone. The crowd's noise died down and he continued. ``Peoples of Earth, this year you see a real treat for your single dollar--brought to you across a million miles of space at great expense. Gather around, see them, study them, listen to them, tell your friends about them. But hurry! My ship can stay here only six hours! And the crowds slowly filed by, at once horrified and fascinated by these strange creatures that looked like horses but ran up the walls of their cages like spiders. ``This is certainly worth a dollar,'' one man remarked, hurrying away. ``I'm going home to get my wife.'' All day long it went like that, until ten thousand people had filed by the barred cages set into the side of the spaceship. Then, as the six-hour limit ran out, Professor Hugo once more took microphone in hand. ``We must go now, but we will return next year on this date. And if you enjoyed our zoo this year, phone your friends in other cities about it. We will land in New York tomorrow, and next week on to London, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Then on to other worlds! He waved farewell to them, and as the ship rose from the ground, the Earth people agreed that this had been the very best Zoo yet.... Write a personal response in one paragraph. Do you think such a story could be real? Why / Why not? What do you think about collecting creatures from different planets and putting them behind bars eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Section 7 Extension Activites Now read from one of the creatures point of view : Some two months and three planets later, the silver ship of Professor Hugo settled at last onto the familiar jagged

Professor Hugo was there to say a few parting words, and then they scurried away in a hundred different directions, seeking their homes among the rocks.

14 Section 7 Extension Activites Now read from one of the creatures point of view : Some two months and three planets later, the silver ship of Professor Hugo settled at last onto the familiar jagged rocks of the starnge planet, and the strange horse-spider creatures filed quickly out of their cages. Professor Hugo was there to say a few parting words, and then they scurried away in a hundred different directions, seeking their homes among the rocks. In one, the she-creature was happy to see the return of her mate and offspring. She babbled a greeting in the strange tongue and hurried to give them a hug. ``It was a long time you were gone. Was it good?'' And the he-creature nodded. ``The little one enjoyed it especially. We visited eight worlds and saw many things.'' The little one ran up the wall of the cave. ``On the place called Earth it was the best. The creatures there wear garments over skins, and they walk on two legs.'' ``But isn't it dangerous?'' asked the she-creature. ``No,'' her mate answered. ``There are bars to protect us from them. We remain right in the ship. Next time you must come with us. And the little one nodded. ``It was the very best Zoo ever....'' (Source: eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

15 Section 7 Extension Activites Each of the following questions requires you to think critically about the story. Put an x in the box next to the correct answer. 1. Probably, the children were very good just before the twenty-third of August because they: enjoyed summer vacation so much wanted to be permitted to visit the Zoo wanted to be chosen to leave the planet 2. Clues in the story suggest that the new planet is: a place very near Earth a place very different from Earth Professor Hugo s home 3. The story suggests that things which are unfamiliar are: viewed as fascinating or strange not very interesting not worth paying to see 4. We may think that the Professor did not tell the creatures from Kaan: the trip would be long they would visit many strange worlds Earth people were paying to look at them 5. What do you think the Professor told the horse-spider creatures before they left for their journey through space? eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Section 7 Extension Activites Draw your own imaginary space creature below Section 7 More

For years people have imagined life in space and come up with exciting space adventure films and

Scan the codes below to check out some famous and recommended children s space movies and books.

16 Section 7 Extension Activites Draw your own imaginary space creature below Section 7 More Extension Activites Space in Popular Culture Space is all over movies and books! For years people have imagined life in space and come up with exciting space adventure films and sci-fi fantasies. Scan the codes below to check out some famous and recommended children s space movies and books. Which ones have you seen and read? Also, use them to think of your own space movie or book and design a cover for it below: I have watched or would like to watch: eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

17 Section 7 Extension Activites CREATE A COVER PAGE FOR A SPACE RELATED BOOK / STORY : eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

18 Section 8 Evaluation Time! What did you think of the topics in this booklet? Some interesting things I learned from this booklet are Some things I would change about the booklet are eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Section 8 References 1- Source: http://stevenliter.com/reading/zoo.html 2- http://www.waupaca.k12.wi.us/ms_pie_documents/zoo%20%20%20by%20edward%20d.pdf 3- https://www.

0.69i59j0l5.2768j0j9&sourc eid=chrome&ie=utf-8 5- https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/117013/short-story-with-an-intergalactic-zoo 6- https://www.google.com.tr/search?

com/scitech/exploring-mars/the-mysterious-red-planet.html 8- https://qz.

19 Section 8 References 1- Source: j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=utf eid=chrome&ie=utf oq=imaginary+space+creature+pic&gs_l= USEFUL LINKS FOR MARS PROJECT eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

20 More NOTES eng-wb3-(CriticalThinking)

Name Class Date. Zoo Edward D. Hoch

Name Class Date. Zoo Edward D. Hoch Name Class Date Read the following story. Make an inference about the underlined sentences in the spaces provided. Be sure to start with, I can infer Zoo Edward D. Hoch I can infer that the children are