Subjects
Arts & Humanities
--Language Arts
Science
--Physical Science
----Earth Science
--Space Science
Social Studies
--Current Events
Grades
Grades 2-up
News Content
Got $4.4 million? You could be one of the first to stay at the worlds first space hotel.
Anticipation Guide
Ask students to raise hands if they have ever stayed in a hotel. Invite some of those students to share their favorite hotel experiences. Then, as you distribute copies of this weeks News for You story, ask students if they might ever wish to stay in a hotel in space?
News Words
Next, introduce these words that appear in the News Word Box on the students printable page: galactic, passenger, reserved, schedule, destination, and experience. Discuss the meanings of any of those words that might be unfamiliar. Then ask students to use one of those words to complete each of these sentences:
Read the News
Click for a printable version of this weeks news story Space Hotel Set to Open in 2012.
More Facts to Share
Galactic Suite Space Resort
You might share this video, which tells the story of a trip to the Galactic Suite Space Resort:
Then you might share these additional facts after students have read this weeks news story.
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Use the News
Print out this weeks Use the News printable activity page for students. Or use the questions on that page to check student comprehension.
Use the News: Answer Key
Comprehension Check. 1. T, 2. F, 3. F, 4. T, 5. F, 6. F, 7. F, 8. F, 9. F, 10. T.
Main Idea. The first trip to a space hotel is scheduled for 2012.
Vocabulary Builder: Idioms. Accept reasoned responses, for example: 1. soften his probable refusal, compliment, or flatter; 2. only partly planned, or insufficiently thought-out; 3. give away the secret, or let information out before its time; 4. for a pittance, or a small amount of money.
Follow-Up Activities
Language arts. For additional practice with idioms, use this lesson idea:
Understanding Idioms Is a Piece of Cake
Assessment
Use the Use the News" comprehension check as an assessment. Or have students work on their own (in their journals) or in their small groups to respond to the Think About the News question on the news story page.
Lesson Plan Source
Education WorldNational Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.3 Evaluation Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.4 Communication Skills
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
SCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.K-4.5 Science and Technology
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.5-8.5 Science and Technology
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.9-12.5 Science and Technology
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Article by Gary Hopkins
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11/19/2009