Take your students on an exciting journey through the Solar System as they discover the fascinating world of comets, asteroids, meteors and meteorites! This engaging resource combines science, reading, critical thinking and creativity through hands-on activities and beautifully illustrated materials.
Students will learn the differences between space rocks, investigate the mystery of the dinosaurs’ extinction, explore famous meteor showers, discover NASA’s DART mission and even debate whether humans should mine asteroids.
Perfect for ESL, EFL, CLIL, STEM and science lessons, this resource encourages curiosity while developing reading comprehension, vocabulary and speaking skills.
What’s Included?
Introduction comic
Green, Blue & Purple Level reading activities
Comprehension questions
True or False activities
Vocabulary Match exercises
Detective Challenge
Science Corner: Why do comets have two tails?
Science Corner: Who studies asteroids and comets?
Historian Corner: What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
Tourist Corner: Meteor Crater, Arizona
NASA’s DART Mission poster
Famous Meteor Showers poster
Comet, Asteroid and Meteorite information posters
STEM Challenge
Debate activity
Creative Writing task
Art Corner
Closing comic strip
Complete Answer Key
This resource is ideal for upper elementary, middle school and lower secondary students studying space, astronomy or Earth and Space Science while developing their English skills.
Keywords: space, astronomy, comets, asteroids, meteorites, meteors, meteor showers, dinosaurs, Chicxulub, DART mission, NASA, STEM, CLIL, ESL, EFL, science activities, reading comprehension, vocabulary, middle school, upper elementary, printable PDF.
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