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A New Clock for the Moon

Easy News Stories

Low Int
All ages
Grades 4–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read about a NASA initiative to create a new clock time on the moon. Students review vocabulary from the story and answer comprehension questions. This story focuses on the simple future tense. Click on the Immersive Reader icon to hear the audio.

Focus

current events
reading
science
space
time
simple future
interpretive

Vocabulary

mission
time zone
gravity
clock
astronaut
watch
satellite
international
plan
A spinning paper plane