CRITICAL THINKING

GRADE 5 – TERM 3 - MARS PROJECT

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CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE NUMBER

Section 1 ……………………...……..……………………….……………………………………..........................………….3-6

Section 2 ……..………………………………………......................................................................................7-8

Section 3 ………….……………………..……. …………………................…………………................................……9

Section 4 ……………………...……..………………………………………………………................………………….........10-13

Section 5 ……..…………………………………………………………..……………………………..........………………………14-15

Section 6………………………………….……..............................................................................................16

Extra activities and notes………………………………………………………….……………………………..........………17-22

Extension activities…………………………………………………...……………….……………………………............…...23-26

Evaluation of booklet …………………………………………………...……………….………………………............……...27

Project objectives: Effective Communication Realizing own role in group and taking it serious

Effective Communication Effective Presentation Skills Critical Thinking Skills Research information from proper sources to make informed decisions Speaking and Listening Listen for the purpose of note taking Speaking and Listening Pay close attention in discussion to what others say, asking and answering questions to introduce new ideas

What do you think they are saying? Complete the comic. ☺

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First, let’s think about Mars!

WHAT do you already Know about Mars? Write at least 3 things.

What do you Want to know about Mars? Write at least 3 research questions.

Over the next few weeks, you will be learning a lot of new information about Mars. You can keep

your notes here on this LEARNED section of the KWL chart. You can write down some key words and

facts from our lessons, reading, and discussions.

Section 1 – Planet Mars- Introduction Week 19 __________________________________________________________________

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Section 1 – Our Obsession with Space! Week 19 __________________________________________________________________ Our Obsession with Space!

For centuries scientists, astronomers and mathematicians have imagined about space and life on other

planets. Many movies were made and stories were written about it.

How much do you know about the history of our space exploration?

Take the short quiz below and then get ready to check your answers by watching the links below.

1. Who was the first person to say that the Sun -not the Earth-is the center of the Solar System?

A. Galileo B. Copernicus C. Einstein D. Newton

2. A monkey traveled to space before a human did: True / False

3. When did the first human go to space?

A. 1923 B. 2000 C. 1961 D. 1857

4. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first humans to land where in space?

A. Moon B. Sun C. Jupiter D. Mars

5. What is the name of the famous space telescope?

A. Bubble B. Hubble C. Mumble

What other new information did we

learn from these videos?

Now let’s check our answers!

ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATIONS: watch after 1:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_Lw0Vk97Y

ABOUT COPERNICUS:

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=M0p6NKANE08

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Section 1 – Life on Mars: Why is it important? Week 19 __________________________________________________________________

Some people are just curious!

Some people think that people

from Earth could move to

Mars if we run out of

resources.

Why do you think people care about whether or not, there is life on Mars? Write your ideas in the bubble below.

Now watch this 3 minute film about Mars . After watching, see if you can add other new ideas into the bubble above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8pnmwOXhoY

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Section 1 - Project Objectives (Goals) Week 19 __________________________________________________________________

THINK – PAIR – SHARE!

What do you think we are aiming / trying to achieve with all these projects?

What about our MARS Project Goals in Term 3?

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Section 2 – Mission Mars Project Week 20 __________________________________________________________________

Name of our Mars Colony: ___________________________________________________________________

Who is responsible from these topics?

• Getting to Mars:

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• Finding water, air, and growing food on Mars:

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• Building a shelter OR a place to live on Mars :

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• Creating a typical day of a family and the rules for this colony:

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Each group will have 2 (TWO) outputs / products.

Circle ONE choice from each box.

A 3D model of the shuttle / Mars rover / car

OR A 3D diorama of the colony

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A poster

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An ICT presentation

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Section 2 – Mission Mars Project – Group Questions & Jobs Week 20 __________________________________________________________________

Each researcher in your group will be responsible for presenting a different topic about your new Mars mission and colony. Here are the different research topics:

- Researcher 1: Getting to Mars

- Researcher 2: Finding water, air, and growing food on Mars

- Researcher 3: Building shelter / a place to live on Mars

- Researcher 4: Creating a typical day of a colony family and rules for the colony As you’re researching and taking notes on your topics, please consider the answers to the following research questions. You will receive a research role card with these questions to help you focus on your role in the group.

RESEARCHER 1: Getting to Mars: 1. How long does it take to get to Mars? 2. How should people prepare their bodies or train for the journey? 3. How many people will go on this first journey and what skills should they have? 4. What do we need to take for the journey? 5. What kind of a rocket/ vehicle will take you there? What should it have?

RESEARCHER 2: Finding water, creating air, and growing food:

1. Is there any water on Mars? 2. Can you use any water that is already there or how can you create your own water system? 3. What is the atmosphere like? 4. How is it different from Earth? How would it be possible to breathe there? 5. Is it possible to grow plants there? How? 6. What is the soil like there? How can we produce water/plants there?

RESEARCHER 3: Building a shelter / place to live:

1. What is the weather like there? 2. What kind of building could withstand that weather/atmosphere? 3. What kind of materials could you use for those buildings? 4. Where could you find those materials for the construction / building? OR how could you make those materials on Mars? 5. How could people transport themselves from one building to another?

RESEARCHER 4: Creating a typical day of a family at the colony on Mars: 1. What are the laws/rules of living on your colony? 2. What are the roles of people in the colony? / family? Who can be the leaders? 3. Will there be any schools? What would they learn? What kind of education is important for the citizens of

your Mars colony? 4. What kind of jobs would be there? 5. How will daily life be different from Earth?

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Section 3 – Pre-reading: Missions to Mars! Week 20 __________________________________________________________________ Prereading: How do you think we got all this information about Mars? Complete the timeline about Mars Missions by looking at p20-21 in your Mars reader.

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Section 4 – Mars – Reader guided research Week 21 __________________________________________________________________

Last term, we researched our project topic by using Britannica and other internet resources. This term, we will use a National Geographic Mars reader to find important details about Mars that will help us with our project.

We will use some of the guiding comprehension questions to help us think critically in our group. After reading and answering the comprehension questions, you will get time to discuss the critical thinking questions that will give you ideas for your project.

Together let’s read pages 4-19

1. How is Mars similar to Earth?

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2. Why is Mars red?

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3. What is the temperature and weather like on Mars compared to Earth? Why?

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With your group, talk about how you can build a house or building to withstand this kind of weather. What materials could you use? What shape? Include some notes and drawings.

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Section 4 – Mars – Reader guided research Week 21 __________________________________________________________________

4. Why can’t humans breathe on Mars?

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With your group, discuss how this affect your lives there? What kind of suit or breathing device do you need?

5. What do scientists know about water on Mars?

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With your group, discuss how humans could access or use this water? How could humans make their own water on Mars?

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Section 4 – Mars – Reader guided research Week 22 __________________________________________________________________

Together let’s read pages 28-39

1. How long does it take to get to Mars? What do people need to do to set up their colony when they get to Mars?

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With your group, discuss how you would pack your spaceship for this trip. What supplies would you need to bring on the journey? What would your spaceship look like inside? How would you fit everything you need into your ship? Take notes and draw some ideas.

2. How would people from Earth eat on Mars?

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3. How is a human’s body affected in space?

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Section 4 – Mars – Reader guided research Week 22 __________________________________________________________________

4. What is terraforming?

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With your group, discuss how you can terraform Mars? Think about beginning steps you should take to make life possible on Mars. Take notes and draw some ideas.

5. Look at the timeline on pages 36-39. This timeline proves that the colonization of Mars is a long process that takes time. What are some ideas that you can take from this timeline and use in your group for your own colonies? After discussing with your group, each group will make a timeline for their colony.

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6. How can we site this reader as a resource?

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Section 5 – Mission Mars Project – Note-taking Week 24-25 __________________________________________________________________ Now that we have done some research and discussions in our group, it’s time to focus on our research topic. You will be given a research role card. Choose 3 research questions from the card. Then, research those questions and think critically for the answers. Before you put your findings onto the poster, first you need to research and take notes here. HERE ARE MY NOTES: QUESTION 1 : _________________________________________________________________________

My answer / My notes :

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Section 5 – Mission Mars Project - Note-taking Week 24-25 __________________________________________________________________

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Section 6 – Mission Mars – PLANNING FOR MODELS / POSTER Week 25 __________________________________________________________________ Here is my drawing for our group’s 3D model / diorama

Here is my drawing for our group’s Poster OR ICT presentation

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Extra Activity – Our Colony’s Flag __________________________________________________________________

Each group should design a flag that represents their colony. What will your flag look like? What colors will it include and what will the colors mean? Will you include any pictures or symbols? Why are those pictures important for your colony? What does it mean?

Colors used: ______________________________________________________________________ Why we used those colors / What do the colors mean to our colony? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Pictures / symbols used:_____________________________________________________________ Why we used those symbols / What do the pictures mean to our colony? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

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Extra Activity – Making a Life in Our Colony __________________________________________________________________

While we decide how to start our Mars colony, we should also think about the rules, laws, leaders, schools, economy, and other parts of daily life. Let’s look at the questions below and discuss with our groups about how to create daily life for people on Mars.

What will happen

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Extra Activity – Making a Life in Our Colony __________________________________________________________________

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Extra Activity – Making a Life in Our Colony __________________________________________________________________ What would a family’s house look like on the outside? Think about how your colony is going to design buildings and how it would look for each family. What would a typical bedroom look like for children in the colony? What kinds of things would children do in their free time? What kind of toys would they have on Mars?

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Extra Activity – Making a Life in Our Colony __________________________________________________________________ What would a family’s garden look like? Would there be a green house? Would they grow plants? What kind of pets would family’s keep on Mars? Think about these questions and draw a picture with your ideas.

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Section 7 – Extension Activities - A SHORT STORY: ‘THE ZOO’ __________________________________________________________________

READ & THINK & WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW

A short space story: The Zoo by Edward D. Hoch

The children were always good during the month of August, especially when it began to get near the twenty-

third. It was on this day that the great silver space-ship carrying Professor Hugo's Interplanetary Zoo settled down

for its six-hour visit to the Chicago area.

Before daybreak the crowds would form, long lines of children and adults both, each one holding his or her dollar,

and waiting with wonderment to see what race of strange creatures the Professor had brought this year.

In the past, they saw some three-legged creatures from Venus, or tall, thin men from Mars, or even snake-like

horrors. This year, as the great round ship settled slowly to earth in the huge tri-city parking area just outside of

Chicago, they watched with awe as the sides slowly slid up to show the familiar cages. In them were some wild

breed of nightmare-small, horse-like animals that moved with quick, jerking motions and they constantly

chattered with high voice. The citizens of Earth clustered around as Professor Hugo's crew quickly collected the

waiting dollars, and soon the good Professor himself made an appearance, wearing his many-colored rainbow

cape and top hat. ``People of Earth,'' he called into his microphone.

The crowd's noise died down and he continued. ``Peoples of Earth, this year you see a real treat for your single

dollar--brought to you across a million miles of space at great expense. Gather around, see them, study them,

listen to them, tell your friends about them. But hurry! My ship can stay here only six hours!

And the crowds slowly filed by, at once horrified and fascinated by these strange creatures that

looked like horses but ran up the walls of their cages like spiders. ``This is certainly worth a

dollar,'' one man remarked, hurrying away. ``I'm going home to get my wife.''

All day long it went like that, until ten thousand people had filed by the barred cages set into the side of the

spaceship. Then, as the six-hour limit ran out, Professor Hugo once more took microphone in hand. ``We must go

now, but we will return next year on this date. And if you enjoyed our zoo this year, phone your friends in other

cities about it. We will land in New York tomorrow, and next week on to London, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, and

Tokyo. Then on to other worlds!

He waved farewell to them, and as the ship rose from the ground, the Earth people agreed that this had been the

very best Zoo yet. . . .

Write a personal response in one paragraph in your notebook.

• Do you think such a story could be real? Why / Why not?

• What do you think about collecting creatures from different planets and putting them behind bars?

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Section 7 – Extension Activities- A SHORT STORY : ‘THE ZOO’ __________________________________________________________________

Now read from one of the creatures’ POINT OF VIEW:

Some two months and three planets later, the silver ship of Professor Hugo settled at last onto the familiar jagged

rocks of the strange planet, and the strange horse-spider creatures filed quickly out of their cages. Professor Hugo

was there to say a few parting words, and then they scurried away in a hundred different directions, seeking their

homes among the rocks.

In one, the she-creature was happy to see the return of her mate and offspring. She babbled a greeting in a

strange language and hurried to give them a hug. ``You were gone for a long time. Was it good?''

And the he-creature nodded. ``The little one especially enjoyed it. We visited eight worlds and saw many things.''

The little one ran up the wall of the cave. ``On the place called Earth it was the best. The creatures there wear

garments over skins, and they walk on two legs.''

``But isn't it dangerous?'' asked the she-creature.

``No,'' her mate answered. ``There are bars to protect us from them. We remain right in the ship.

Next time you must come with us.

And the little one nodded. ``It was the very best Zoo ever. . . .''

(Source: http://stevenliter.com/Reading/zoo.html)

Have a look and create your own ! ☺

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Section 7 – Extension Activities - A SHORT STORY : ‘THE ZOO’ __________________________________________________________________

Each of the following questions requires you to think critically about the story. Put an x in the box next to the correct answer. 1. Probably, the children were very good just before the twenty-third of August because they:

enjoyed summer vacation so much

wanted to visit the Zoo

wanted to leave the planet

2. Clues in the story suggest that the new planet is:

a place very near Earth

a place very different from Earth

Professor Hugo’s home

3. The story suggests that things which are unfamiliar are:

viewed as fascinating or strange

not very interesting

not worth paying to see

4. We may think that the Professor did not tell the creatures from Kaan:

the trip would be long

they would visit many strange worlds

Earth people were paying to look at them

5. What do you think the Professor told the horse-spider creatures before they left for their journey through

space?

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Section 7 – Extension Activities - A SHORT STORY: ‘THE ZOO’ ____________________________________________________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw9noWlC5TE

Watch a student’s drawing Project about the story – How about you?

How would you draw these characters? Draw your own imaginary space creature below

CREATE A COVER PAGE FOR A SPACE RELATED BOOK / STORY

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Section 8 – Evaluation Time! __________________________________________________________________

What did you think of the topics in this booklet?

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Some interesting things I learned from this booklet are…

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Some things I would change about the booklet are…

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Section 8 – References & links __________________________________________________________________

1- http://stevenliter.com/Reading/zoo.html 2- http://www.waupaca.k12.wi.us/ms_pie_documents/Zoo%20%20%20by%20Edward%20D.pdf 3- https://www.google.com.tr/search?q=mars+pics&oq=mars+pic&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l2j69i57j0l2.3623j0

j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 4- https://www.google.com.tr/search?q=space+pic&oq=space+pic&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l5.2768j0j9&sourc

eid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 5- https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/117013/short-story-with-an-intergalactic-zoo 6- https://www.google.com.tr/search?ei=mGA3Wsu8LoPawQK62Z_gDA&q=imaginary+space+creature+pic&

oq=imaginary+space+creature+pic&gs_l= 7- http://www.scienceclarified.com/scitech/Exploring-Mars/The-Mysterious-Red-Planet.html 8- https://qz.com/379666/heres-why-humans-are-so-obsessed-with-colonizing-mars/

(BRITANNICA LINK: aci +your surname)

(IMAGE QUEST: aci +your surname)

USEFUL LINKS FOR MARS PROJECT http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-mars/

https://www.ducksters.com/science/mars.php

https://space-facts.com/mars/

http://www.planetsforkids.or

g/planet-mars.html

https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMZH6

WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=m

ars+in+a+minute (Lots of Mars in a minute videos)

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/video/mars-in-

a-minute-how-do-you-get-to-mars/ (Getting to Mars)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3crw903HU0 (Shelter on Mars)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMKl-KAg07U (Growing Food on Mars)

https://school.eb.co.uk/storeschoolcard?id=acischools

https://quest.eb.com/storeschoolcard?id=acischools