Students explore the Solar System, planets, space missions, and questions about the wider universe. They compare information, express possibilities, and discuss space exploration using scientific vocabulary.
Practice: Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and discussion.
Vocabulary: cosmic, massive, orbit, asteroid.
Grammar: Express present possibilities with might/may/could be, including be + -ing.
Word study: Pronounce space words: meteoroid, meteorite, astronomy, interstellar, gravitational, geostationary, spectroscopy, extraterrestrial, nebula, quasar.
Reading & speaking: Read about the Solar System; compare planets and discuss space exploration using evidence from the text.