3 – 2 – 1...�LIFT OFF!

Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the Moon.

When he looked back at Earth, he said:

“It suddenly struck me that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.”

Imagine that you are Neil Armstrong on the Moon. Hold up your thumb and shut one eye. Do you block out Earth?

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Predict It!

• Workbook pages 4 – 5
• From up on the Moon, our Earth looks small, beautiful, and blue. What might be the cause for our planet to look blue from the moon?

• Workbook pages 6 - 7

^{Step 1: Assemble your rocket}

• ^{Screw your rocket into the fins.�}
• ^{Decorate with stickers.}

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^{Step 2: Launch it!}

1. ^{Add 1 scoop of citric acid into the rocket base.}

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• ^{Mix 1 scoop of sodium bicarbonate and 8 ml of water into the rocket.}

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• ^{Use the spoon handle to remove any sodium bicarbonate from the inside walls of the rocket.�}
• ^{Swirl gently for 5 seconds to help the sodium bicarbonate dissolve.}

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• ^{Very carefully: Turn the rocket and the base on their sides so that they �are parallel to the ground.�}
• ^{Important: Very tightly and quickly attach the rocket to the base. The rocket should fit snugly at the bottom of the rocket base. This gives time for a strong chemical reaction from the citric acid, water, and sodium bicarbonate to create a high launch.�}
• ^{Quickly, place on the ground and step back.}

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SPACE MISSIONS

• Scientists use telescopes to look deep for other galaxies, stars and planets, but they are also using orbiting satellites to look down at Earth.
• Rockets launch satellites into space. These satellites orbit Earth. From space, scientists are able to observe and measure all sorts of amazing things.
• Satellites took this photo of a volcano erupting in Russia.
• Workbook pages 8 - 11

WATER AND SPACE

• Scientists also use data from satellites to help us understand water on Earth.
• Satellites help track storms, measure polar ice caps, observe coastal changes, and even monitor the temperature of the ocean.
• PREDICT IT! DRAW OR WRITE: Pages 9 - 10

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS)

• Biggest satellite ever launched into space
• Managed in a partnership with space agencies in USA, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada.
• Astronaut Carlos Noriega waves during a spacewalk.
• Workbook page 11

Build a 3D Saturn V Rocket

• The Saturn V rocket launched the astronauts to the Moon. It was the largest and most powerful rocket ever to fly into space.
• Part of being human is our desire to explore. Can you think of a time when you wanted to go explore something new?
• The Saturn V rocket launched this dream for all of humankind and took people to a place where no one had ever gone before – the Moon!
• Workbook page 12: follow directions on back of Saturn V box.

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SATELLITE VIEW OF EARTH

• Now that you’ve launched your rocket and your imaginary satellite is orbiting Earth, what do you see?
• Go to: earth.google.com
• Search for 5 large cities (examples): San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, Chicago, Paris, London, Singapore, Mumbai, Hong Kong.
• Are all of these located near large bodies of water or far away from water?
• Why do you think that is?
• Workbook page: 13

Spriggy's Experiment:�Water vs. Land

DO PEOPLE NEED OUR OCEANS?

• Ocean currents move heat from the sun around the Earth.
• Phytoplankton live in the ocean, absorb dirty air (carbon dioxide) and produce clean air (oxygen) that we breathe.
• Huge freight ships carry products across the ocean.
• Almost 1/6 of our animal protein comes from the ocean through fish.

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SALTWATER HABITATS

The majority of life on Earth is in the ocean.

Workbook pages 16 - 17

HELP PROTECT THE OCEAN

• Protecting our oceans is very important to life on Earth.
• Two important things you can do:
• Eat sustainably-sourced fish
• Don’t litter!
• Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Massive dump of plastic garbage floating in the Pacific ocean that is killing marine life
• Workbook pages: 18 - 19

Saltwater vs. Fresh Water Experiment

Workbook pages 20 - 21

FRESH WATER HABITATS

Bursting with life!

Workbook pages 22 - 23

ANIMAL REPORT:�

• How does habitat affect survival?
• Workbook pages 24 - 25

FRESH WATER TO GROW PRODUCE AND RAISE LIFVESTOCK

• Vertical farms are indoor farms that grow plants in tall rows and use less water.
• Use no soil
• 95% less water
• Can be located closer to people (including in big cities)
• Why do you think this is important?
• Workbook page 26

HOW MUCH WATER DO YOU THINK IT TAKES TO MAKE A HAMBURGER?

Workbook page 27

DRINKING �FRESH WATER

In many parts of the world, children have to walk very far to get water.

Workbook page 28

BE WATER-WISE

• Conservation means that we prevent the wasteful use of a resource.
• Water Saving Tips & Tracking: Workbook page 29 - 31

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WATER TOWERS

• Large towers are used to store water for a community to use in case of an emergency.
• Water is pumped into the tower and stored there
• Towers can hold millions of gallons of water
• Gravity pulls the water down through the pipe and pushes it out to people’s homes.
• Workbook page: 32
• Engineering challenge: Build a Water Tower
• Workbook page: 37