6 Q’s About the News
Read the article and answer the news questions below.
In “Landing on a Comet, a Mission Aims to Unlock the Mysteries of Earth,” Kenneth Chang covers the European Space Agency’s ambitious mission.
WHAT is the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission?
WHERE and WHEN did its small spacecraft land?
WHY did it make history?
WHAT is one of the central mysteries that Rosetta will explore?
WHAT complications did the Philae encounter in landing?
HOW long will Philae and its 10 instruments work before its batteries drain?
WHAT are comets?
HOW is the Rosetta mission different from previous missions that have studied comets?
WHAT images from this graphic seem most amazing or interesting to you? WHY?
For Higher-Order Thinking
HOW would you summarize this news and its importance if you were explaining it to a second grader?
WHAT mysteries of the solar system would you like to investigate if you were a scientist? WHY?