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12A | WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL © 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 33 Use the Kid Scoop Secret Decoder Ring to discover the name of this book by Drew Brockington, which is available at the library. First Dog in Space The Russian space dog Laika became the first animal to orbit the Earth. Sadly, Laika did not survive the mission. This Russian postage stamp featured Laika. Animals have played an important role in human space exploration. Use the code to discover the year that each of these space exploration events happened. Then draw a line to where the event belongs on the timeline. The first one is done for you. = 0 = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5 = 6 = 7 Space Flies = 8 = 9 The first animals in space were fruit flies! They were sent 68 miles (108km) above the earth and parachuted to a landing. They survived their journey. Circle the two identical monkeys. A Rhesus monkey named Albert was the first primate in space. He flew to a height of 83 miles from Earth. Yoric 0 k 0 feet, Yorick 236,0 Launched monkey to survive a t 1 was the firs He traveled with 1 t. h ig fl e spac journey. mice on his First Man i n Space Russian cosm o n a u t Yuri Gagarin the first ma b Pair of Pooches ec n Vostok 1, co in space. Gagarin's spa ame m ce and landed pleted one orbit of the craft, about two h e ours after la arth, unch. The Russian dogs Belka and Strelka traveled to space and back on the Sputnik 5 rocket. Source: history.nasa.gov/animals.html Monkey in Space Human s on t h e M Neil Arm strong fo oon llowed Aldrin beca by B the moo me the first men uzz Apollo 1 n. Their spacesh on 1 miles to , flew them 250 ip, the moo n an ,000 them ba ck safely d brought to earth. Circle every other letter to discover what the Russian names Belka and Strelka mean. BSTQMULIVRKRTENLCLWIXTMTPLJEIALRYRTOUW and Belka and Strelka traveled with mice onboard their ship. How many? Cross out the even-numbed mice and count the odd-numbered mice to dicover the answer. First Wo a m ce an in Sp ace was 1 9 9 9 5 9 9 5 1 5 9 5 9 5 9 3 In the 1960s, the United States and Russia were in a race to be the first to reach the moon. Despite their competition, the Russians sent a very special puppy named Pushinka to American President John F. Kennedy. Why y was she so special? Do the math to find numbered sentence is the answer. out. The even-numbered 13 + 2 = Pushinka could bark in two languages. 11 + 8 = Pushinka traveled to outer space twice. 17 + 3 = Strelka was Pushinka’s mother. 12 + 5 = Pushinka was born on an orbiting spacecraft. 9 an in sp The first wom aut Valentina n Russian cosmo ter on the far cra Tereshkova. A on is named o m e th side of after her! 1 1 3 8 Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. 3 9 9 9 2 9 9 3 9 7 9 8 9 5 9 1 1 5 7 3 5 3 3 Look through the newspaper for pictures and articles about animals. Based upon these, make a list of ways animals help people. 9 1 2 8 Animals and People How many dogs can you find on this page? 9 + 4 = Pushinka was named by President Kennedy. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate info. the words in the puzzle. PARACHUTED Find How many of them can you find on this page? COSMONAUT SURVIVED C O S M O N A U T K RUSSIAN P N U L T S R I F A RHESUS P A R A C H U T E D MONKEY A M V N C S S I E M ORBIT K O I D U E S B C O LAIKA I W V S X P I R L N FIRST A W E L F O A O R K EARTH L H D O G S N A T E WOMAN R I O N H T R A E Y DOGS Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical LAND words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. When the world is thrust into darkness due to a global energy shortage, a special animal team is sent to set up a solar power plant on the moon! In this graphic novel, readers meet the fearless Commander Major Meowser, and the brave-but-hungry pilot Waffles. They are joined by genius inventor, Blanket, and the quick-thinking science officer Pom Pom. To discover the name of this book, find the letter on the outer ring, then replace it with the letter below it on the inner ring. O P D K D G H F P M D K U B K K B H F U H H F Libraries Connect Communities The next time you visit your library, ask the librarian to see a calendar of special events. Libraries feature guest speakers, authors, special programs about local history and so much more. When you find a program that sounds interesting to you, check out some books on the topic so that you will be able to ask good questions of the guest speaker. If you learn enough about a particular subject, someday YOU might be the guest speaker! This week’s word: COSMONAUT The noun cosmonaut means a Russian astronaut. The first cosmonaut made one orbit of Earth. Try to use the word cosmonaut in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family. Think BIG! Look through the newspaper to find an example of a big idea that became a reality. Write a paragraph about why this was a big idea and how a person might have come up with the idea in the first place. Pretend you are living on a space station and write a report about life in space. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate info. The 2019 Summer Reading Series Is proudly brought to you by these sponsors
