“Astronaut” explained in 4 pictures
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Young children understand that astronauts go to space and what kind of work they do in spacecraft and space stations
💬 What kind of person is an astronaut?
An astronaut is a person whose job is to go to space. They ride a rocket or spacecraft and travel beyond Earth. They study many different things in space.
🤔 Where does an astronaut go for their job?
💬 They wear a spacesuit
In space, astronauts wear spacesuits. A spacesuit is clothing that protects the body. The helmet and gloves are very important too.
🤔 What kinds of things are attached to a spacesuit?
💬 They live on a space station
Astronauts live on a space station. In space, the body floats gently. They eat and sleep there, and they work too.
🤔 If your body floated gently, what do you think would be difficult to do?
💬 What work do they do in space?
Astronauts do experiments in space. They look at Earth and check machines. What we learn in space helps everyone’s lives.
🤔 If you looked at Earth from space, what colors do you think you would see?