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Conversation Skills
Practise this conversation with your partner.
Neha: Hi Deepika. How are you?
I
Deepika: am fine.
Neha: Did you watch the Chandrayaan 3 landing on the Moon?
Deepika: Yes, of course. I have been following the news about it
very closely.
Neha: This time it has successfully landed on the Moon.
Deepika: The second mission had failed.
Neha: Yes, the lander with the rover crashed into the Moon’s surface, failing in its mission to
achieve a soft-landing.
Deepika: Chandrayaan 3 has made it!
Neha: It’s fascinating how these missions contribute to our understanding of the celestial
bodies.
Deepika: Indeed, space exploration has come a long way. Hopefully, Chandrayaan 3 achieves its
goals and adds valuable data to our lunar knowledge.
Neha: I think it will!
Communication Skills
Collect information about a space mission and make a presentation in class. (Use pictures)
Creative Writing Skills
Imagine you were one of the scientists who worked in Chandrayaan 3 team. Write about your
experience. [Gather information from the internet]
Classroom Interaction
How does space exploration help us? Discuss in class.
Cross- Curriculum Connect
Space research can help us gain a new perspective of the Earth and the solar system. Different
instruments such as probes, satellites and telescopes gather data about the universe.
Life Skills and Values
Man’s quest for knowledge has helped him to make marvellous discoveries and inventions that have
changed this life. This spirit of inquiry and research should be developed from a young age.
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