The Space Race | Science Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions

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The space race was a critical global event and a push from the United States of America and the Soviet Union. It shaped a great deal of competition and the spirit of potential warfare and progress between the two countries. Rockets, satellites and astronauts / cosmonauts are all part of this story which is both excellent and intriguing. So this learning resource will help with this engaging topic.

This space race science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about the space race. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this space race article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

THIS SPACE RACE ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS SPACE RACE ARTICLE:

3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
3 page Google doc teacher version with answers
2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.

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I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).