Just Another Day in Space

Have you ever wondered… what life on a space station would be like?

What do they do up there?

How do they eat in space? http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html How do they sleep in space? http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacesleep/index.html

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html

What do they wear? http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/eva/spacesuit.html

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/eva/spacesuit.html

Subject: Week one Date sent: April 24, 2058 To: [email_address] Hello Earthlings! I’m Amanda Corbett. I’m living on a space station with my parents. I will send an e-mail message once a week to tell you what my life is like up here. I hope I will soon have many exciting things to report.

Hello Earthlings!

I’m Amanda Corbett. I’m living on a space station with my parents. I will send an e-mail message once a week to tell you what my life is like up here. I hope I will soon have many exciting things to report.

I’ve attached a photo of what I see from my cabin window. That’s how Earth looks from approximately 300 miles above. Sometimes I can distinguish parts of Earth. Desert areas are _____and rain forests are ____. What I see depends on the time of day, where we are, and the weather. I spend a lot of time looking out of my window. It’s a little ____ up here in space! Your space station friend, Amanda

I’ve attached a photo of what I see from my cabin window. That’s how Earth looks from approximately 300 miles above. Sometimes I can distinguish parts of Earth. Desert areas are _____and rain forests are ____. What I see depends on the time of day, where we are, and the weather. I spend a lot of time looking out of my window. It’s a little ____ up here in space!

Your space station friend,

Amanda

The surface of the moon

The surface of the moon

More photos…. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/educators/teachers_astronaut_images.shtml http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ Cool site

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/educators/teachers_astronaut_images.shtml

Homework (HW-A) Topic: An astronaut’s life in space Please draw pictures and describe… How do astronauts eat? What do they wear? How do they sleep? What can they see from the space station?

Topic: An astronaut’s life in space

Please draw pictures and describe…

How do astronauts eat?

What do they wear?

How do they sleep?

What can they see from the space station?