Power of

Teaching Points

Most students have heard of astronauts and associate them with space, the solar system or the moon. However, many children have never considered that they could potentially be one in the future. Pose the questions to students: Would you ever consider being an astronaut? Do you have the persistence and the interest to be an astronaut? What is your dream for the future?

 

 

Suggested Reading

1. Astronaut Handbook.  Meghan McCarthy.  2017

2. My Journey to the Stars. Scott Kelley.  2017

3. A is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet.  Clay Anderson.  2018 (Clay is a retired astronaut from Nebraska).

4. How to be a Space Explorer:   Your Out-of-this World Adventure.  Lonely Planet Kids.  2014

5. Space!  Smithsonian.  2015

6. Space Heroes:  Amazing Astronauts.  James Buckley, Jr.  2003

7. Ask the Astronaut: A Galaxy of Astonishing Answers to Your Questions on Spaceflight.  Tom Jones.  2016

 

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Career Web Links 

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

2. Biographies of Astronauts

3. National Aeronautic Association

4. Engology.com Articles: “A Career as an astronaut” and “The Engineered Century”

5. Journey to Mars;  Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration

6. History of Space Exploration