Building comprehension of 'Curiosity' through rich discussion

English

In 'Curiosity’, pupils read a discussed a non-fiction narrative. In ’Shackleton's Journey’, pupils will read another non-fiction narrative based on true events.

In 'Escape from Pompeii’, pupils discussed the features of historical fiction. In ’Curiosity’, pupils will discuss and read a non-fiction narrative.

'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover': reading

Match the following keywords to their definition.

True or False? A Martian sol is longer than a day on Earth.

How long does the journey last from entering Mars’ atmosphere to landing? 

to break and examine the consistency of the rocks

to collect samples from beneath the surface of Mars

to detect hazards and safely travel around the Martian landscape

the rover has been able to travel across the surface of Mars

the Curiosity has sent back images from Mars’ surface

True or False? It did not matter where the Curiosity rover landed.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California

Which location did the Curiosity rover launch from?

What was the name of the rocket that helped the rover break through the Earth's atmosphere?

What did the scientists not want the Curiosity rover to take with it from Earth?

clean and free from any germs or contaminants

something that is used up or consumed and cannot be reused

Match the following words to their definitions.

to avoid the rover hitting any debris in space

to avoid colliding with any orbiting planets

Why was the launch date carefully chosen?

True or False? The only part of the rocket that travelled with the rover was called the module.

Starter Quiz