Some people who went to space a long time ago are getting older, and there are not many of them left. Buzz Aldrin, who was one of the first people to walk on the Moon, likes to talk about space and has traveled to very cold places on Earth. Another space traveler, Bill Anders, took a famous picture of Earth from space that made many people care about our planet. Charlie Duke walked on the Moon and helped talk to the first people who landed there.

A man named Fred Haise was on a space trip that almost ended very badly because something blew up, but he was okay. James Lovell went to space twice and was going to walk on the Moon, but couldn't because of the explosion. Now, he is the oldest of these space travelers. Harrison Schmitt went to the Moon and picked up rocks; he also helped make laws. David Scott drove a special car on the Moon, which was pretty cool.

Tom Stafford was the boss of a space trip that tested everything before people first walked on the Moon. He also helped other space travelers learn what to do. These people did amazing things in space a long time ago, and they have done interesting things on Earth too. They are part of history because they traveled farther than anyone else.

Original news source: The last of the Moon men: the stories of the surviving Apollo astronauts (BBC)

– News Summary
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
2. Give each group a copy of the article.
3. Instruct the groups to read the article together and summarize the main points in a short news report.
4. After a designated amount of time, have each group present their news summary to the class.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions:
1. Write the names of the space travelers mentioned in the article on the board.
2. Instruct the students to walk around the classroom and ask their classmates which space traveler they find the most interesting.
3. Have the students record their classmates' opinions and tally the results.
4. Discuss the results as a class, comparing and contrasting the different opinions.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions:
1. Write a list of vocabulary words from the article on the board.
2. Divide the class into two teams.
3. Call up one student from each team to the front of the class.
4. Give each student a vocabulary word and have them draw a picture to represent the word.
5. The teams must guess the word based on the student's drawing.
6. The team that guesses correctly earns a point.
7. Continue until all the words have been used or until time runs out.
8. The team with the most points wins.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
2. Assign each group a space traveler mentioned in the article.
3. Instruct the groups to discuss and list the pros and cons of being a space traveler.
4. After a designated amount of time, have each group share their lists with the class and facilitate a class discussion about the different perspectives.
– Future Predictions
Instructions:
1. Instruct the students to imagine that they are space travelers in the future.
2. Have them write a short paragraph or give a short presentation about their experience in space and what they think the future of space travel will be like.
3. Encourage the students to use vocabulary and phrases from the article to support their predictions.
4. Allow time for the students to share their paragraphs or presentations with the class.

Some people who went to space a long time ago are getting older, and there are not ? of them left. Buzz Aldrin, who was one of the first people to walk on the Moon, likes to talk about space and has traveled to very cold ? on ?. Another space traveler, Bill Anders, took a famous picture of Earth from space that ? many people care about our planet. Charlie Duke walked on the Moon and helped talk to the first people who landed there. A man named Fred ? was on a space trip that almost ended very badly because something blew up, but he was okay. James ? went to space twice and was going to walk on the ?, but couldn't because of the explosion. Now, he is the oldest of these space travelers. Harrison Schmitt went to the Moon and picked up rocks; he also helped make ?. David Scott ? a special car on the Moon, which was pretty cool. Tom Stafford was the boss of a space trip that tested everything before ? first walked on the Moon. He also helped other space ? learn what to do. These people did amazing things in space a long time ago, and they have done ? things on Earth too. They are part of history because they traveled farther than anyone else.

1. What is a space traveler?
2. How would you feel if you could travel to space?
3. Do you like learning about space? Why or why not?
4. What do you think it would be like to walk on the Moon?
5. How would you feel if you could pick up rocks on the Moon?
6. Do you think it's important to take care of our planet? Why or why not?
7. What is something cool you have done on Earth?
8. How would you feel if you were the boss of a space trip?
9. Do you think it's important to learn from history? Why or why not?
10. What is something interesting you have learned about in history?
11. How do you think space travel has changed over time?
12. Do you think it's possible for people to live on another planet? Why or why not?

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