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Clumsy Ed

Oh no. Not again! Ed has mixed up all of these labels on his space travel time line. Can you help him by placing each label at the right date?

1. Download this Time line Word document and save it to your My Work area.
2. Use the Milestones of Flight website to help you place the events on the time line correctly.
3. Send your time line to ed@tki.org.nz

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Crossword

1. Choose which version of the crossword you would like to do.
   Pluto: Use this website to help you.
   Saturn: Use this website to help you.
2. Finish the crossword and then take a screen shot to send to Ed.
   • Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard
   • Open a Microsoft Word Document
   • Press Ctrl V (paste)
3. Send your screen shot to ed@tki.org.nz

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Quiz

1. Choose which version of the quiz you would like to do.
   Apollo 11
   Apollo 13
2. Complete the quiz and take a screen shot to send to Ed.
   • Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard
   • Open a Microsoft Word Document
   • Press Ctrl V (paste)
3. Send your screen shot to ed@tki.org.nz

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Kei waho rā!

Māori version: Tēnā whakamahia ēnei pākiki mo te ātea.
Ātea
Te Taiao

English version: Have a go at these quizzes about Space.
Space
Te Taiao

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Cluedo

1. Use the Star Child or Space Kids websites to help you to answer the questions below.
2. Send the answers to ed@tki.org.nz

What am I?

• I begin with the letter M
• I am the closest planet to the sun
• I am 57.8 million kilometres or 36 million miles from the sun.

What am I?

• I am the closest planet to earth I have no moons
• I get very hot during the day (up to 484 degrees Celsius)

What am I?

• I am a large planet
• People know me because of my rings made of tiny pieces of ice and dust
• I have 18 moons

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Wiki's visit to earth

Wiki has just landed on earth for the first time. Pretend you are Wiki. What can you see, hear, smell, feel? What seems weird, funny, or strange to you?

1. Pick an object or thing to write about. You could choose one of these ideas:
   • Pets and animals: dogs, cats, birds, horses, zebras, chimpanzee
   • Actions: sneeze, smile, laugh
   • Other ideas: wind, rain rugby, television, radio, opera, school
2. Use Microsoft Word to write a letter to your friend on Kōpū that describes an object, animal, thing, or action.
   Remember: they know nothing about planet earth or the things you are trying to describe.
3. Send your description to ed@tki.org.nz

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Journey to planet Kōpū

Ed wants to visit Wiki on planet Kōpū, but he is a little unsure of what it is like on Wiki's planet. Use this World Builder game to build Planet Kōpū then compare it to earth.

• Physics:
• Size: very small
• Rotation: very slow
• Tilt: no tilt
• Select: moon and rings
• Chemistry:
• Atmosphere: 80% nitrogen, 19% oxygen and 1% carbon dioxide
• Surface: 80% rock 20% water
• Biology:
• Bacteria, plants, visitors, and animals
• Orbit:
  • Position: 120-300 million kilometres from the sun
  • Path: eclipse

1. Take a screen shot of this planet to send to Ed.
• Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard when you see your planet for the first time.
2. Answer the questions on this planet Kōpū document and paste (Ctrl V) the screen shot into the picture frame.
   • Place the curser in the picture frame.
   • Press Ctrl V (paste)
3. Send your answers and screen shot to ed@tki.org.nz

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