G5_UnderstandingOurWorld_20-21

influence life? What systems make life possible? How do different parts within a system work together? How do planetary systems work? What are the requirements to sustain life on a planet? Questions to Ask your Child Home Learning Suggested Home Extensions Key Vocabulary Exploring documentaries about the complex systems surrounding human ventures into space. Homework associated with unit studies in class. Reading and discussing current events about space exploration. Take a star walk in the countryside during the weekend. Try to identify important stars and constellations. With your child, watch movies such as Apollo 13, The Martian, First Man, Hidden Figures, and discuss the challenges and rewards of exploring space together. Can they identify any systems and how the parts in it are working together? Explore computer simulation programs together such as Kerbal Space Program, Survive Mars, or similar programs that teach about various aspects of life and science outside our own biosphere. Discuss ways in which you and your family can help preserve our own planet for future generations. planet, star, solar system, universe, orbit, revolution, rotation, axis, moon, galaxy, habitable, geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, gravity, mass, variable, astronomer, colony, sustainable,viable, biosphere, generations, preserve