Chryste L. Berda - Fun and Games: Blast Off to Camp: Time

0covercover.xhtmlcover1page0001page0001.xhtmlMath Talk 1. What are some activities you might complete during the a.m. and p.m. parts of the day? 2. How are analog and digital clocks different? How are they similar? 3. How can counting by 5s help you tell time? 4. Dan's mom says his bedtime is seven thirty. What would analog and digital clocks look like at his bedtime? 5. To estimate time using an analog clock, is it better to look at the hour hand or the minute hand? Why? 6. Describe some ways time might be important when planning a schedule for Space Camp participants.22page0002page0002.xhtmlFUN AND GAMES Blast Off to Camp Time33page0003page0003.xhtml44page0004page0004.xhtmlTable of Contents A Hero's Welcome 4 Leaving for Camp 8 Spacing Out 14 Back to Earth 26 Problem Solving 28 Glossary 30 Index 31 Answer Key 3255page0005page0005.xhtmlA Hero's Welcome I cross my fingers and almost forget to breathe. The announcer leans in close to the microphone. He clears his throat before speaking. "The winner of this year's Future Scientist Competition is...Isabella! " He says it loudly, but I cannot hear him. My ears are ringing. I feel like I am floating, but I am walking. And then, I am on the stage. I won first place! My family cheers from the side of the stage. My friends scream and clap. But I do not notice a thing. I just won a dream trip to Space Camp ! A crowd waits to hear the winner of the Future Scientist Competition.66page0006page0006.xhtml77page0007page0007.xhtmlWhen I get home, I am still in awe. I am now one step closer to my dream of being an astronaut. But I am nervous for that next step. To get to camp, I have to fly on an airplane by myself. I have never left my home state of Oregon. I have never been away from my parents for so long. Soon, I will leave for Alabama for a week. My mom tells me I am brave and gives me her watch. "Time will fly by! " she tells me as she puts the watch on my wrist. But I am not sure that I am ready for this. Isabella's plane will fly from Oregon to Alabama. Oregon Alabama88page0008page0008.xhtmlIsabella's mom helps her pack for Space Camp.99page0009page0009.xhtmlLeaving for Camp I say goodbye to my family at the airport. As I walk away from them, I look back. I wave to my parents one more time. Then, I take a deep breath and follow the flight attendant to the plane. Since I am flying without a parent, I have an escort. It will be a long flight. Luckily, I have a window seat with a great view. The Rocky Mountains seem to pop up out of nowhere. They are so big! It looks like I can almost reach out and touch them. Just as I start to get sleepy, the plane lands. I am safe! It is time to begin my adventure. crowd of people at an airport1010page0010page0010.xhtmlLET'S EXPLORE MATH Clocks are important at airports. They help planes take off and land safely. They help passengers arrive and leave at the right time. These digital clocks show when Isabella's plane departed, or left, Oregon and when it arrived in Alabama. Departure Arrival 1. Did Isabella's flight depart in the morning or afternoon? How do you know? 2. Did Isabella's flight arrive in the morning or afternoon? How do you know? A plane flies over the Rocky Mountains.1111page0011page0011.xhtmlI am one of the last kids to arrive at camp. A smiling man in a flight suit greets me. He tells me which team to join. Each team has been given a cool space name. I am on the Mars team. So, of course, we call ourselves the Martians (MAHR-shuns). We are given red hats to wear. This makes sense because Mars is called the Red Planet. Our team heads to a room to listen to a live welcome message from the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). I cannot believe it. I get to talk to a real astronaut!1212page0012page0012.xhtmlThe mission training floor is where many activities at Space Camp take place.1313page0013page0013.xhtmlThere are eight Martians on the team. I am the only one my age. In fact, everyone else at camp is at least two years older than I am. I can tell that the Martians do not think I will make it through training. But I know I can do it. Tonight, we will go to our rooms, which we call the "Hab, " to rest. Hab is short for habitat. The four boys on our team go to Hab 2. The girls go to Hab 1. Hab 1 is a bright white room with green ladders and white lockers. I see a bunk bed above the lockers and quickly claim it as my own.1414page0014page0014.xhtmlthe Martian team bunk beds in Hab 11515page0015page0015.xhtmlSpacing Out The first day at camp is full of team challenges. Our first challenge is in the Moon Room. The Moon Room's floor is gray and soft, just like the actual moon. Each step of our space walk feels like we are walking on a bed. Our challenge is to get one team member across the moon as quickly as possible. To do so, we use a special chair called the gravity chair. I get strapped into it and start to bounce. I feel like I weigh nothing at all! With the help of the chair, I speed across the room. I am the first one across. Our team wins! The surface of the moon is uneven.1616page0016page0016.xhtmlA student at Space Camp jumps in a gravity chair.1717page0017page0017.xhtmlOur next challenge is the Multi-Axis Trainer (MAT). A long time ago, astronauts used this machine to prepare for their flights. Sometimes, spacecraft move out of control. They spin and tumble on their way back to Earth. The MAT helps prepare astronauts for that situation. The MAT sounds fun, but it looks scary to me. I am nervous as I watch the rest of my team take their turns. Then, it is my turn. I sit in the MAT, and I spin in every direction. But I keep my calm. Before I know it, the chair stops. I did it! A girl hangs upside down in a Multi-Axis Trainer.1818page0018page0018.xhtmlA boy spins quickly in different directions in a Multi-Axis Trainer.1919page0019page0019.xhtmlMy team is sure we will win the next team challenge the Mars Climbing Wall. We are the Martians after all. Our team begins strong, and we soon take a big lead. I am the last member of my team to climb. I grab hold of the rocks, but my hands keep slipping. I have to go much slower than I would like. My arms are tired and shaking, but I climb all the way to the top. I am so proud, but when I look down, I see that my team is not happy with me. I took too long, and we lost the challenge. A girl goes up a climbing wall.2020page0020page0020.xhtmlLET'S EXPLORE MATH Isabella's team thinks she took too long to climb the wall. Use the clock to find out more about Isabella's climb to the top. Isabella's Start Time 1. Which of the following phrases describes when Isabella started her climb ' A. a little before 1 : 00 p.m. B. a little after 1 : 00 p.m. C. half past 1 : 00 p.m. 2. Isabella finished her climb at 1 : 15 p.m. Which of the following phrases describes how the hour hand looks when she finishes ' A. It is pointing to exactly the same place as when Isabella started her climb. B. It is pointing straight to the 1. C. It is pointing a little after the 1.2121page0021page0021.xhtmlI am sad as my team heads to our next event Mission Control. I feel like I let them all down. But then a girl on my team named Tess turns to smile at me. Tess says, "Don't worry, Isabella. I know you will do great on the next challenge. You may be young, but there is no stopping you! " Her kind words make me feel better. For the Mission Control event, my team gives me the job of announcing the countdown. I watch the digital clock count toward our launch time. As it counts, I say the time and tell my team the next step in the sequence. Students in the Mission Control room learn how to help spacecraft take off and land safely.2222page0022page0022.xhtmlAt Space Camp, people in Mission Control use headsets to talk to each other.2323page0023page0023.xhtmlWe are just pretending to launch a spacecraft. But, we are learning what it is like to work as a team to do things on time. "T-minus 30 seconds, start auto sequence, " I say to my team. Just as I finish talking, the launch clock stops. My eyes widen, and I freeze in place. I need to think of an idea...and fast! The launch must happen at 2 : 55 p.m. exactly. If it does not, we will fail. I look around the room, but I do not see a clock. Then, I remember that I'm wearing my mom's watch on my wrist. The launch is back on! "Five...four...three... two...one, we have liftoff! " Students at Space Camp count down to launch a spacecraft.2424page0024page0024.xhtmlLET'S EXPLORE MATH If the launch did not happen at 2 : 55 p.m. exactly, Isabella's team would have failed the mission. Luckily, Isabella saved her team just in time! 1. Is 2 : 55 p.m. closer to 2 : 00 p.m., 2 : 30 p.m., or 3 : 00 p.m.? How do you know? 2. If Isabella used an analog clock, to which number would the minute hand point at 2 : 55 p.m.? Use the clock face to help you make your choice. A. to the 2 B. to the 5 C. to the 112525page0025page0025.xhtmlSince we passed our launch challenge, my team gets to go on the Space Shot ride. When we start moving, gravity pushes me back into my seat. I feel as though I am lifting off into space as I climb higher and higher. But I am not alone. The Martians are all strapped in together. Our stomachs all drop as we climb 130 feet (40 meters) in less than three seconds! For a moment, we float above our seats. I feel like I weigh nothing. Then, we drop. There is nothing slowing us down. We reach the ground in what feels like no time. The Martians have landed! A group of students rides the Space Shot.2626page0026page0026.xhtmlthe Space Shot2727page0027page0027.xhtmlBack to Earth When we get off the ride, one of my fellow Martians turns to me. "Wow, Isabella, " Scott says. "I am so glad you are on my team. " For the rest of the week, the Martians work together as a team and grow to be close friends. I have learned a lot from my week at Space Camp. I now know that I have what it takes to be an astronaut. But the most important thing I learned is to not give up. With my quick thinking and new friends by my side, there is nothing that can stop me! A boy wears a space suit at Space Camp. Two students climb through a model of the ISS.2828page0028page0028.xhtml2929page0029page0029.xhtmlProblem Solving Each team at Space Camp eats lunch together at a certain time. Use the clues to identify which clock shows the start and end times for each team's lunch. Then, answer the questions : Which team starts lunch in the morning but finishes in the afternoon ' How do you know '