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CRITICAL THINKING
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________________
Think It Through
Use the article “Shooting for the Stars” to answer each question.
1. Which sentence from the article best explains what inspired Taylor Richardson to set a goal of becoming an astronaut? A “‘She looked just like me!’, says Taylor. ‘I felt so inspired by what she achieved.’”
B “When Taylor was 9 years old, she wanted to go to Space Camp.” C “At Space Camp, Taylor got the chance to train like a real astronaut.” D “She wanted to help other girls like her discover a love of STEM.”
2. What are some of the challenges described in the article that Taylor has faced while working to achieve her goal? How did she address these challenges? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. One of Taylor’s projects at Space Camp was to design a Mars colony. What are some of the problems NASA will need to solve to get people to and live on Mars? Use details from the article in your answer. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Based on the illustration of Mars’s landscape in the diagram “Life on Mars” (page 22), which type of severe weather would people most likely encounter on Mars? A thunderstorms B wildfires
C dust storms D hurricanes
5. What do you think are two important qualities that astronauts should have? How does Taylor demonstrate these qualities? Use examples from the article.
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SuperScience
Teacher: Ask students to complete this work independently or with a partner. Purpose: To use critical thinking to answer questions about a science article
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