Living
in Space
Written by Hannah Reed
Living in Space
Living in Space
Text type: Report
Level: M (24)
Word count: 691
Content vocabulary
air astronauts Earth equipment experiments float gravity
International Space Station microgravity pods recycled space space camp
space shuttles space suits
Uncommon phonics
brought build building built cough countries Earth earthquake European fruit
future heart juice learn/ing soup special thought through toward weight
Curriculum links
• Science: The natural world – space
• Social studies: Living in the environment
Key concepts
• Living in space is different from living on Earth.
• People living in space need to make adjustments so they can live there safely.
Possible reading strategy
• Using a range of strategies to problem solve
Paired book
Space Camp
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Written by Hannah Reed
Contents
Chapter 1:
The International Space Station
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Getting there
Chapter 2:
Living in space
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Space food
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Water in space
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Sleeping in space
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Chapter 3:
Working in space
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Building in space
Chapter 4:
The future
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Glossary
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Chapter 1
The International Space Station
Space fact
Hundreds of people on Earth work to keep the International Space Station flying safely in space.
The International Space Station is a place where people can live in space for months at a time. It was built in 1998 by people from 15 countries.
People who live and work on the International Space Station are called astronauts. Astronauts
learn what it’s like to live in space, and how living in space affects living things.
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Getting there
Astronauts go to the International Space Station on a space shuttle.
Everything the astronauts need while they live in space is brought by shuttle to the space station. This includes food, water, clothing,
and science equipment.
When the shuttle goes back to Earth, it takes away all the garbage from the space station.
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Chapter 2
Living in space
Living in space is difficult. There is no air or water. It is cold and dark, and people cannot survive without the protection of the space station.
In space, there is much less gravity than on Earth. When you drop something on Earth, it falls toward the ground. This is because of gravity.
In space, the gravity is so weak that things
float around as if they have no weight.
The gravity in space is called microgravity.
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The space station is set up so that astronauts can survive in space.
Air is pumped through the space station. It is cleaned and recycled all the time so that it’s safe for the astronauts to breathe.
The space station has heat and light so the astronauts stay warm
and can see around them. There
are kitchens, bathrooms, and places
for the astronauts to sleep.
Space fact
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People from around the world work together to run the International Space Station. Astronauts from the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, and the European Space Agency work there.
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Space food
Astronauts living on the space station eat some of the same food people on Earth eat, but some of the food is very different.
Astronauts eat fresh fruit and vegetables and dried food, and they have drinks such as long-life milk and juice. Some foods, such as soup, come in packets that can be heated in microwave ovens.
Astronauts don’t eat foods with crumbs, such as toast. This is because in the space station the crumbs can float around and cause problems if they get into people’s
eyes or stuck in computer keyboards. Some foods are coated with a jelly to stop them from making crumbs.
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Water in space
water recycling machine
Water on the space station needs to
be used carefully, because only a limited amount can be taken there.
Water is never wasted on the space
station and much of it is recycled.
To recycle water, astronauts collect as much as possible. The water is cleaned and used over and
over again.
Space fact
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The water that is cleaned and recycled comes from all parts of the space station, including the bathrooms.
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Sleeping in space
When astronauts sleep in space, they have to keep themselves from floating around and bumping into things. They sleep in sleeping bags and strap themselves into pods or seats to sleep. Space fact
Astronauts often wear sleep masks
Space station sleeping cabins have windows that look out into space.
over their eyes when they sleep. This is because as the space station moves through space, the sun comes up every 90 minutes.
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Chapter 3
Working in space
Astronauts do experiments and look after the space station. The experiments are often about how Astronauts can see Earth from the space station. They collect photographs of Earth. These photographs show how the Earth looks different after an earthquake, or when a volcano erupts.
things work in space.
In one experiment, astronauts planted corn seeds. The roots of the corn plants did not grow straight down. Instead, they
grew in many different directions.
Make pic bigger
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Building in space Astronauts sometimes add new sections to the space station to
make it bigger. The new sections
for the space station are built
Astronauts work outside the space station to connect the new sections. They wear space suits that provide air and protect them from the cold.
on Earth and then loaded onto
When astronauts are outside the space a space shuttle. The shuttle station, they use radios to communicate brings them to the space station. with each other. The astronauts are tied to the space station so they do not float away. [New pic to come]
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Chapter 4
The future
In the future many people might live in
In the future, many people might live space. They might be able to grow food in space. They might be able to grow and use water so that it will not have
food and use water so they will not have to be brought from Earth.
to be brought from Earth.
Learning to live in space might make it possible for people to travel further and further into space to explore places no one has been to before.
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Glossary
FLUENT STAGE
Chapter books
Level K
(19–20)
Level L
(21–22)
FLUENT PLUS STAGE
Chapter books
Level M
(23–24)
Level N
(25–26)
Level O
(27–28)
astronaut a person trained to travel or work in space
gravity the force that causes objects to pull toward each other
recycled to process something so that it can be used again
space the place where the solar system, stars, and galaxies exist space shuttle a space craft that takes astronauts into space and 24
Level K (19) Paired books
Amazing Gardens
The Giant's Garden
Polar Bears
A Bear Called Trouble
Level K (20) Paired books
Looking After Tide Pools
The Smart Little Crab
Driver Ants
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Animals That Store Food
A Tale of Two Squirrels
I Am an Inventor
Gabby's Fast Ride
Level L (22) Paired books
The Right Tools for the Job
Arnold Saves the Day
The First Flight
The Balloon Adventure
Level M (23) Paired books
returns them to Earth
Body Works
The Mystery Trip
Built By Hand
Dr. Zardos and the Mind Stone
survive to stay alive
Level M (24) Paired books
Living in Space
Space Camp
Marathon Journal
The Marathon Man
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