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NASA's Stuck Astronauts

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about the two NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months due to a problem with their spacecraft. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as a photo task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
NASA
space

Vocabulary

attention
join
squadron
patient
prayer
criticize
delay
replacement
battery
launch
A spinning paper plane