Unit 3

What Does It Mean to Explore?

Reader's Notebook


International Space Station backdropped against Earth's horizon

Living in Space

In this lesson, you will read an interview between some lucky students and a group of Canadian astronauts about life on the International Space Station.


To begin, think about what you think you know or can predict about living in space.

  1. Record your answers in the first column of the Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Chart.
  2. As you read, place a check mark in the second column if your predictions are confirmed.
  3. Read the yellow Read Like a Reader textbox at the top of page 153 in Literacy in Action. Using the Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Chart, list words that writers use to make comparisons.





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  1. Download the document Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Chart.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Chart.
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

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How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Chart file in this format: jsmith_livinginspace and save the file to your Documents folder. You will be returning to this chart later in this lesson.
In the next activity, you will learn that not all information that we read is reliable or up to date. Reliable information can be confirmed by comparing resources.

You will be using what you posted on the Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Chart and information from the Ask an Astronaut selection to check for reliability.