Lesson Objectives

Book Summary

At age 32 Sally Ride was not only the first American woman in space, she was also the youngest astronaut in NASA's history--male or female. This book highlights her accomplishments and describes her training. Other women astronauts are introduced, and the Challenger's excursions are described. NASA photographs and captions support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions
• Identify the sequence of events
• Identify and create proper nouns
• Alphabetize vocabulary words

Vocabulary

• Content words: astronaut, astrophysics, boosters, galaxies, gravity, launch, orbiting, recruiting, reentry, restraint, rocket, satellites, space shuttle