Imagine living in a place where you can see the Earth from above every single day! While there are about 8 billion people living on our planet, a small group of people live far above us in space. They live on the International Space Station, or ISS for short.
The ISS is a huge satellite that orbits, or circles, the Earth. It’s the largest human-made object in space and is about the size of a football field! That’s pretty big, right? The ISS travels super fast, zooming around the Earth at a speed of about 27,000 kilometers per hour. It goes around our planet 16 times in just one day!
Since the year 2000, astronauts and cosmonauts have been living and working on the ISS. These are people who have trained really hard to live in space. There can be up to nine of them on the ISS at any time. They are like space scientists, doing important work every day.
The ISS is like a giant science lab floating in space. The astronauts and cosmonauts conduct experiments to learn what it’s like to live in space for a long time. They study how space affects their bodies and how they can grow food in space. All the information they gather is sent back to Earth and shared with scientists from many countries.
The ISS is an amazing example of what people can achieve when they work together. Scientists and engineers from all over the world collaborate, or work as a team, to make the ISS possible. They share their knowledge and discoveries to help everyone learn more about space.
Who knows what exciting things the future holds? Maybe one day, there will be a space station on Mars! The work being done on the ISS today is helping us prepare for even more incredible adventures in space.
Isn’t it amazing to think about all the cool things happening above us in space right now?
Build Your Own Space Station: Use everyday materials like cardboard boxes, paper towel rolls, and aluminum foil to create a model of the ISS. Think about the different parts of the space station, like where the astronauts might sleep, eat, and work. Once your model is complete, share it with your family and explain what each part of your space station does.
Space Station Observation Journal: Keep a journal for a week where you record what you think life would be like on the ISS. Each day, write or draw about a different aspect of living in space, such as eating, sleeping, or doing science experiments. Try to imagine how these activities might be different from life on Earth.
International Collaboration Role Play: With a group of friends or family members, pretend you are astronauts from different countries working on the ISS. Each person can choose a country and share a fun fact about it. Discuss how you would work together to solve a problem, like fixing a broken piece of equipment or planning a new experiment. This activity helps you understand the importance of teamwork and collaboration in space exploration.
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[Music] There are about 8 billion people living on Earth, which is a significant number. Did you know that at this moment, there is a small group of people who don’t live on Earth? They live in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS is a large satellite that orbits the Earth. It’s the biggest man-made object in space and is roughly the size of a football field, which is quite impressive.
The ISS travels at a speed of about 27,000 km/h and orbits the Earth 16 times in just one day. Since the year 2000, up to nine astronauts and cosmonauts have been onboard the ISS at any one time. They are highly trained to live and work in space. You can think of the ISS as a giant science laboratory in space.
Each day, the people on board conduct investigations about living in space for extended periods. The data collected onboard the ISS is sent back to Earth and shared with many different countries. Amazing accomplishments like the International Space Station are only possible when large groups of people collaborate and share their knowledge and scientific data.
I can’t wait to see what the future holds, perhaps a space station on Mars!
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