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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, July 20, 2019
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 34
Living in Space: International Space Station
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In 1984, the United States
invited countries around the world to build
an international space station. Now, with
the participation of 18 countries, it has
truly become a global cooperation project.
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The flags below represent the 18 countries
participating in the International Space
Station project. Unscramble the letters to
discover the name of each country.
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When completed in 2010, the ISS was
longer than an American football field, has a living and
working space the size of a 747 jumbo-jet, and is able to
house up to seven astronauts.
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Students understand the effect that increasing international interdependence may
have on countries.
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When did the United States invite other
countries to join in the building of the ISS?
The ISS was
built, section by section, in space.
Why not build it on earth and then
take it to space? The completed
station weighs a million pounds
on Earth—too difficult and
costly to attempt to take into
space in one flight.
When was it completed?
The answers can be
found on this page.
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THE ISS IS BUILT IN
MODULES, OR SEGMENTS
The space station
______ humans to live
and _________ for long
periods in a “weightless”
_____________. The
space station provides
an opportunity to study
a world without gravity—
and better understand
gravity’s _______ on plants,
animals, and humans.
Astronaut
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CREW QUARTERS
Lessons from past space
RADIATORS
travel show that living with
little or no gravity ___________ bones
and muscles. The space station allows
scientists to understand these effects
and find ______________ for long-term space travel.
These words floated away in zero
gravity! Find where each one
belongs.
Write a Help
Wanted Ad to find
people who want to
be astronauts on the
ISS. Use the Help
Wanted ads in the
print or e-edition of
your newspaper as
examples.
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Space Milestones
In which year did each of these events happen? Do the math
to find out!
Astronaut Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
(21 X 3) + 6
U.S. sends four monkeys into the stratosphere.
(25 X 2) + 1
U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 1 satellite into space.
(25 X 2) + 7
John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the earth.
(15 X 4) + 2
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the words in the puzzle.
ASTRONAUTS Find
How many of them can you
find on this page?
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WEAKENS
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WEIGH
FLAGS
N Y E A I G A T I G
LONG
S T U A N O R T S A
EARTH
O N A H G I E W S L
NEIL
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Find 10 ages mentioned in the news.
(For example: Senator Smith, age 54)
Add them. Find the average age by
dividing the total by 10. Challenge: Find
the mean and the mode.
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