GRAPH SKILL
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________________ Record-Breaking Astronauts In “Shooting for the Stars” you read about how Taylor Richardson is working to become an astronaut. The graph below shows the NASA astronauts who have spent the most total time in space. Study the graph, then answer the questions.
NASA ASTRONAUT RECORD-HOLDERS FOR TOTAL DAYS IN SPACE
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Don Pettit
Mike Foale
Mike Fincke
Scott Kelly
Jeff Williams
Peggy Whitson
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3. True or False: Peggy Whitson has spent twice as much time in space as Mike Foale. ___________________________________________ 4. In 2016, Scott Kelly set the record for the longest single NASA spaceflight. Before that mission, he had spent 180 days in space. About how long was his record-breaking mission? ___________________________________________
1. Which astronaut has spent the most total time in space? ___________________________________________ 2. About how many more days has Jeff Williams spent in space than Don Pettit? ___________________________________________
SuperScience
Teacher: Ask students to complete this work independently or with a partner. Purpose: To analyze a bar graph
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