The Race to Clean Up Space

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 5–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about how China and Japan are leading the race to clean up space debris. This lesson includes an article and photos as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
China
Japan
space
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

satellite
orbit
expand
removal
extreme
cooperation
polluter
mission
A spinning paper plane