Astro Sputnik

The Telescope & Astronaut Sputnik's X - Ray Vision

Astronaut Sputnik was about to space race one day, When a large, grey cloud got in the way. As he tried to take off, the ride was bumpy and rough ... When he checked the deisel guages, it looked like there wasn't enough. The Sputnik launch pad sloped quite a bit, Making his orbit a bit of a hit. The engine was rusty, he didn't know where to begin ... In fact, his carburetta sounded like a rattling tin bin. As a shooting star splashed, his indicators flashed. It must have been his broken headlamps that caused his space buggy to crash. He bashed the space buggy as he turned the bend A screw fell off and the engine looked like it wouldn't mend. He put the thruttle into first gear, He was having difficulty trying to astro - steer. Some of the meteorites came awfully near, As he flew around the universe at a speed of a million light years. It didn't help that he was in such a hurry, He span off one of Saturn's rings ... and started circling Mercury. Inside the cockpit, Astronaut Sputnik couldn't see at all. Without his spectacles, everything seemed only two inches tall ! His eyesight was so poor, when he went to plant a flag, He missed and it landed on the floor. This was the longest launch that had ever been, By lunchtime, Astronaut Sputnik was still seen cleaning the windscreen. Astronaut Sputnik squinted rather a lot, As he tried to fix the indicator into the right slot. He hoped the capsule wasn't getting too hot, Or that the space buggy wasn't heading towards the ozone spot. Although he tried to focus for all he was worth, his mirrors misted and he bumped into Earth.

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Astronaut Sputnik's Telescope Game

Astronaut Sputnik's telescope wasn't working very well one day after it had been accidentally hit by a meteorite. The lens was smashed, the dials broke and there was a little rust on the the guages. No wonder Astronaut Sputnik couldn't see his words properly ! Can you help ? Fill in the gaps with "TELE" to see what new words and phrases are created.

_________ scopic _________ vision _________ metry _________ phone _________ graph _________ gram _________ meter _________ photography _________ writer _________ type _________ x _________ recording _________ mark

Answers : telescopic ; television ; telemetry ; telephone ; telegraph ; telegram ; telemeter ; telephotography ; telewriter ; teletype ; telex ; telerecording ; telemark

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

The There and Back Departure Game

Can you guess from these clues what other things might go there and back like Astronaut Sputnik ? star b_s tra_n c_ach pass_nger ticket c_llector bus c_nductor aeroplan_ w_lker

Answer : star bus train coach passenger ticket collector bus conductor aeroplane walker

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Astronaut Sputnik's New Moon Boots

Astronaut Sputnik was so busy stomping about the planets, in and out of the craters, that he accidentally trod on the following words, crushing some of the letters flat. Add "BOOT" to spell these words and phrases correctly. car + _______ + sale = _______ + size = _______ + leg = _______ + y = _______ + polish = _______ + ed = _______ + lace = _______ + lick = he had his heart in his + _______s = _______ + leg = _______ + on the other foot = _______ + hook = _______ + h = Answers : car boot sale ; boot size ; boot leg ; booty ; boot polish ; booted ; boot lace ; boot lick ; he had his heart in his boots ; bootleg ; boot on the other foot ; boot hook ; booth

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

The Size Ninety Nine Moon Boots Mathematics Quiz 1/ Astronaut Sputnik had size ninty nine feet - if each size was 3 centimetres, how many feet would fit into a one kilometre crater on Planet Asbigasaunivus ? Show your working out. 2/ To get to the North Pole on Planet Asbigasaunivus, Astronaut Sputnik had to travel 345, 000 kilometres. Each of Astronaut Sputnik's steps was 0.5 metres long. How many steps would he have to take ? Show your working out. 3/ When Astronaut Sputnik went moon - hopping, each hop was 75 cm high ... and he splattered 2.5 grams of moondust in every hop. How much moondust would have been splattered by the time he reached the North Pole on Planet Asbigasaunivus ? 4/ Astronaut Sputnik jumped over approximately 5 craters every hour - in two weeks, how many craters did he jump over ? (On Planet Asbigasaunivus, every week has 9 days, each day has 150 hours and every hour has 150 minutes). 5/ Astronaut Sputnik travelled at a rate of 2.75 km every minute - in one a half Planet Asbigasaunivus days, what distance did he travel ? (On Planet Asbigasaunivus, every day has 150 hours and every hour has 150 minutes). 6/ Astronaut Sptnik's new moon boots cost $ 450 - how many $ dollars did he have change from $ 1000 ? 7/ Compared to Astronaut Sputnik's size ninty nine feet - a) The alien with five arms had feet one third smaller than that size - how big were the first alien's feet ? b) The alien with six legs had feet 3% bigger than that size - how big were the second alien's feet ? c) The alien with eight tails had feet two thirds bigger than that size - how big were the third alien's feet ? d) The alien with two heads had feet one ninth smaller than that size - how big were the fourth alien's feet ? e) The alien with twenty fingers had twice as many sizes bigger as the number of fingers he had got - how big were the fifth alien's feet ? 8/ Astronaut Sputnik travelled at a speed of 750 km/hour - if each day has 150 hours and every hour has 150 minutes, how far did he travel by 11 o' clock ? 9/ Astronaut Sputnik wore out his moon boots at a rate of 5 pairs every half light year. On Planet Asbigasaunivus, every week has 9 days and there are 150 weeks in every light year. How many pairs of moon boots is that in eight light years ? 10/ The laces Astronaut Sputnik's moon boots were 50 cm long - if all these laces were added, how long would they reach ? Answers : 1/ (1 km = 100 000 cm) 100 000 / (99 x 3) = 336.70033 = 336 2/ 345 , 000 km = 345 , 000 , 000 m / 0.5 = 69 , 000 , 000 Astro feet 3/ 69 , 000 , 000 x 2.5 = 17 250 ,000 4/ 5 x 150 x (9x2) = 13, 500 5/ First calculate one day = steps per minute x minutes per hour x hours per day = 2.75 (150 x 150) = 511875 then add half of that amount = (2.75 (150 x 150) / 2 = 255937.5 ie 511875 + 255937.5 = 767, 812.5 6/ 1000 - 450 = $ 550 7/ a) 99 - 33 = size 66 b) 99 + (99 / 100 x 3) = size 101.97 c) 99 + ((99 / 3) x 2) = 99 + 66 = size 165 d) 99 - (99 / 9 = 11) = size 88 e) 99 + (20 x 2) = 139 8/ 750 x 11 = 8 , 250 9/ 5 x (8 x 2) = 80 10/ 50 x question 9 answer = 50 x 80 = 4 000 © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik's Eclipse of the Sun As the Moon orbited the world, an eclipse of the Sun suddenly occured and Astronaut Sputnik found that some of the letters in his words disappeared in darkness. No wonder Astronaut Sputnik got lost - he could hardly read the map ! Add the word "SUN" to complete these spellings. __________ + day = __________ + en = __________ + dae = __________ + tan = __________ + shine = __________ + tan cream = __________ + dry = __________ + bathe = __________ + rise = __________ + light = __________ + set = __________ + k = __________ + burnt = __________ny + day = __________ny + disposition = Answers : Sunday ; Sundae ; suntan ; sunshine ; suntan cream ; sundry ; sunbathe ; sunrise ; sun - light ; sunset ; sunk ; sunburnt ; sunny day; sunny disposition © Jacqueline Richards 2007 © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik's Astronomical Astro Game Astro means - "star". Add ASTRO to the following words and see what new words you make. Also - the definitions are jumbled up in an outer cosmos explosion. Match the correct word to the right definition of it's meaning. Which one is which ? Do you know what they all mean ? _________ naut ... a person who studies astronomy _________ nomy ... space traveller _________ nomer ... study of space _________ logical ... of the stars _________ dome ... study of the stars takes place _________ id ... a place where scientific _________ nautic ... related to space distance _________ physics ... chemical reactions in outer space _________ nomical ... describing the stars scientific study of the stars Answers : astronaut ... space traveller astronomy ... study of space astronomer ... to study astronomy astrological ... scientific study of the stars astrodome ... a place where scientific study of the stars takes place astroid ... of the stars astronautic ... describing the stars astrophysics ... chemical reactions in outer space astronomical ... related to space distance © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik's Ace Space Race 1/ Astronaut Sputnik was the first to land on Planet Asbigasaunivus. He accidentally landed in a crater 1 metres deep ... His height was 1.89 cm - how much could be seen of him (remember - he was wearing boots 3 cm thick). 2/ Planet Asbigasaunivus orbited the universe at a rate of 450 km per hour ... How far did the planet travel in a week ? 3/ Astronaut Sputnik had a race with one of the aliens ... who won ? The alien with 3 heads jumped at a rate of 5 50cm steps every minute. The alien with three legs ice - skated in moondust at a rate of 25 m per hour and Astronaut Sputnik moon hopped 500 m every hour. 4/ Astronaut Sputnik went discovering the astrophysics. He walked for 2 hours at a rate of 5 steps per minute, each was 25cm long. Then he hopped 100 steps, each was 50cm long. Next he drove for one hour at a rate of 75 km/hr. The space buggy broke down three quarters way through the voyage ... How far was that ? How much of the journey was remaining ? 5/ The circumference of Planet Asbigasaunivus was 35 000 km ... Astronaut Sputnik travelled at a rate of 25 km every hour - how long did the journey take ? 6/ Planet Asbigasaunivus had 3 Moons called Asbigasuranus, Asbigasurous and Astastyasurcury. For each letter of their name, they were 250 km from Planet Asbigasaunivus. Calculate this distance and the difference between Moons - which is closest and furthest ? 7/ There was one meteorite for each Moon ... and 500 stars for each meteorite. How many stars is that ? 8/ Astronaut Sputnik's cosmosuit wore out every 3 months. His boots wore out every 2 weeks. How many new cosmosuits and pairs of boots did he need every year ? 9/ Astronaut Sputnik planted a flag every two days ... How many flags did he plant in a year ? 10/ Astronaut Sputnik sent a radio message every each 45 minutes. Each message lasted 15 minutes. How long did he communciate in one week ? Answers 1/ 1.89 - 1 = 89 cm 2/ work out how many hours are in one week then multiply by km = 24 x 7 x 450 = 75, 600 km 3/ Make these comparable terms - ie how far did each travel in one hour in cm a) Alien with 3 head = (5 x50) x 60 = 15 000 cm b) 25 x 100 = 2500 cm c) 500 x 100 = 50 000 cm Answer c) Astronaut Sputnik won the race 4/ a) Entire distance = (5 x 25 x (2 x 60)) + (100 x 50) + 75 = 15 000 + 5 000 = 7 520 075 km b) 7 520 075 / 4 x 3 = 15056.25 km 5/ 35 000 / 25 = 1400 hours 6/ Asbigasuranus = 13 x 250 = 3 250, Asbigasurous = 12 letters x 250 = 3000 (closest) and Astastyasurcury 15 x 250 = 3750 (furthest) 7/ 3 x 500 = 1 500 8/ 12 / 3 = 4 (cosmosuits) ; 52 / 2 = 26 (pairs of boots) 9/ 364 / 2 = 182 10/ Work out how many 45 minute blocks are in one week, which tells you the no. of communications, then multuply by 15 to equalise time : 60 x 24 x 7 / 45 = 224 x 15 = 3360 mins. © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Aliens Have Landed When the Aliens crash landed, they squashed some of the letters in the following words. Add the prefix and suffix - LAND to these words to see what new words you can make. Example ___________ + ing craft = landing craft ______ mark home______ ______ mine Green______ ______ agent Ice______ stairs ______ ing ______ 's End ______ fall ______ ing strip Ire______ ______ lord eye of the ______ ______ owner plane ______ ing ______ ing craft ______ survey ______ scape is______ Answers : landmark ; homeland ; landmine ; Greenland ; land agent ; Iceland ; stairs landing ; Land's End ; land fall ; landing strip ; Ireland ; landlord ; eye of the land ; landowner ; plane landing landing craft ; land survey ; landscape ; island © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik's Universe University Some of the words in Astronaut Sputnik's space buggy driver's manual were taken away by aliens who crashed into the space buggy in unidentified flying objects (UFO's). No wonder some of the words in Astronaut Sputnik's dictionary were unidentifiable ! Add the letters u n i to complete the following words and phrases. ______ mpressed ______ nflammed ______ mportant ______ nflated ______ ntelligent ______ nvolved ______ nsured ______ dentified ______ mpaired ______ nhabitable ______ ntroduced ______ nventive ______ llustrated ______ mparted ______ nfluential ______ maginable ______ mproved ______ fied ______ nfected ______ ntentional Answers : unimpressed ; uninflammed ; unimportant ; uninflated ; unintelligent ; uninvolved ; uninsured ; unidentified ; unimpaired ; uninhabitable ; unintroduced ; uninventive ; unillustrated ; unimparted ; uninfluential ; unimaginable ; unimproved ; unified ; uninfected ; unintentional © Jacqueline Richards 2007 The Mesmerised By Multiplying Meteorites Mathematics Game 1/ Each planet that Astronaut Sputnik visited had 550 craters ... he visited six planets in total ... and three planets twice. How many craters did he see on his astronomical journey ? Show your working out. 2/ Astronaut Sputnik travelled 4, 567 kilometres to Venus, a further 456 kilometres to Mars, back 34, 6433 kilometres to Mercury then off to Saturn 32, 5435 kilometres away. How far did he travel in total. Show your working out. 3/ On these planets, 5 000 meteorites dropped each year. How many meteorites dropped on one quarter of one planet ? Show your working out. 4/ Astronaut Sputnik stopped for a half hour break on every one of the six planets. On one he slept for half a hour and on one his space buggy had ran out of space fuel so took an hour to start. Travelling at a speed of 1 000 miles per hour - To the nearest hour, how long did his entire journey take, including stops ? Show your working out. 5/ One of the meteorites that passed Astronaut Sputnik's space buggy, appeared to be travelling slower than the others. The fastest was travelling at a speed of 100, 550 kilometres per hour - but the slowest was travelling two - thirds that speed. To the nearest km, how fast is that ? Show your working out. 6/ There were 56, 000 stars in the five galaxies where Astronaut Sputnik travelled. One galaxy was eclipsed. In two galaxies, the planets were spinning so fast that half of the stars couldn't be seen. In another galaxy, one third of the stars burnt out. How many stars did Astronaut Sputnik see on his journey ? Show your working out. 7/ Without his spectacles, Astronaut Sputnik could only see as far as half way to the first planet. The furthest planet was 1, 465, 750 miles away. There were 6 planets in the galaxy, so on average - how far is that ? Show your working out. 8/ Astronaut Sputnik's space buggy travelled at a rate of 450 kilometres per hour. The furthest planet was 1, 465, 750 miles away. There were 6 planets in the galaxy, so on average - how far was a ) the first b) the third and c) the sixth planet ? 9/ How many meteorites dropped on one planet between January and March ? Show your working out. 10/ Astronaut Sputnik's space buggy travelled at a rate of 450 kilometres per hour. The furthest planet was 1, 465, 750 miles away. There were 6 planets in the galaxy, so on average - how long did it take Astronaut Sputnik to reach a ) the first b) the third and c) the sixth planet ? Give your answers in hours and days. Answers : 1/ (550 x 6) + (550 x 3) = 3300 + 1650 = 4, 950 2/ 4, 567 + 456 + 34, 6433 + 32, 5435 = 676, 891 3/ 5 000 / 6 = 208.3333 r 4 4/ See question 2 - distance travelled + delays = 676, 891 + 1.5 hours = 676.891 + 1.5 = 678.391= 679 hours speed 1000 5/ 100, 550 / 3 x 2 = 67 033 6/ First work out how many stars are in each galaxy = 56 000 / 5 = 11 200 - Then .... 56 000 - (11 200 + (11 200 x 2) + 11 200) = 56 000 - (11 200 + 11 200 + 2 3733.3r) = 56 000 - 22402.373 = 33 , 597. 627 2 3 7/ 1, 465 , 750/2 = 244291.66 / 2 = 122 , 145.83 6 8/ a ) 1, 465, 750 / 6 = 244 , 291.66 b) 1, 465, 750 / 6 x 3 = 244 , 291.66 x 3 = 732, 874.98 c) 1, 465, 750 / 6 x 5 = 244 , 291.66 x 6 = 1, 465, 749.9 9/ 5 000 / 6 = 833.33 r = 277.77 r 12/ 4 3 10/ Refer back to question 8 - a ) 1, 465, 750 / 6 = 244 , 291.66 = 542.87035 450 b) 1, 465, 750 / 6 x 3 = 244 , 291.66 x 3 = 732, 874.98 = 1, 628.611 450 c) 1, 465, 750 / 6 x 5 = 244 , 291.66 x 6 = 1, 465, 749.9 = 3, 257.22 r 450 Then for the days questions, divide by 24 d) 542.87035 / 24 = 22.619597 = 23 days e) 1, 628.611 / 24 = 67.858791 = 68 days f) 3, 257.22 r / 24 = 135.71758 = 136 days © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Galaxy Fill In The Gaps ast __ __ __ aut orb__t c __ __ __ os Ea__th univ __ __ __ e sp __ ce Nept__ne cosm __ __ __ ut astr __ __ __ my M__rs cel __ __ t __ al Merc__ ry V__ nus st __ __ lar Pl __ to spacem_ n Answers : astronaut ; orbit ; cosmos ; Earth; universe ; space ; Neptune cosmonaut ; astronomy ; Mars ; celestial ; Mercury ; Venus ; stellar ; Pluto ; spaceman © Jacqueline Richards 2007 The Up and Down Countdown Game Astronaut Sputnik is lost in the Cosmos. The lack of gravity has meant that some of the letters have floated away. Can you help him read the map book by completing these spellings. Add either UP or DOWN below. Which is the correct one to use ? ______ and out c ______ ped ______ market s ______ ______ at heel ______ date ______ cast ______ lifting ______ bringing ______ fall ______ hill ______ beat ______ heaval ______ grade ______ hold ______ hearted ______ pour ______ right ______ set ______ side ______ side ______ - to - Earth ______ wards ______ grade ______ trodden ______ right ______ permost Answers : down and out ; cupped ; down market ; sup ; down at heel ; update ; downcast ; uplifting ; upbringing ; downfall ; uphill ; downbeat ; upheaval ; downgrade ; uphold ; down hearted ; downpour ; downright ; upset ; downside ; upside ; down - to - Earth ; upwards ; upgrade ; down trodden ; upright ; uppermost © Jacqueline Richards 2007 When Astronaut Sputnik Stood On A Spud He slipped and skidded and fell in the mud ! No wonder he didn't bounce that Astronauts should ! What else do you think an Astronaut would do, When he could only flip, And his space trip was really a trip ? What would happen, do you think, If Astronaut Sputnik skated like an ice - rink ? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ © Jacqueline Richards 2007 The Dent In Astronaut Sputnik's Helmet Farmers may have straw hats Cricket umpires may wear bowlers, But Astronaut Sputnik wears a space helmet, That he once picked up on a tombola. Firemen wear helmets, Baseball players wear caps, But Astronaut Sputnik had one of the best space helmets in the Universe, Tied under his chin with a strap. Although no - one could hear him when he talked, His space helmet came in very handy when he spacewalked. With all that moondust and meteorites, His helmet soon became dented and didn't fit all that right. Even the visor became too tight, And Astronaut Sputnik could hardly see the stars at night. First, Astronaut Sputnik polished his helmet with a cloth, But after light yers flying around the universe, a bit of wax wasn't enough. He scrubbed with powder and rubbed with grease, And stitched back in another piece. Astronaut Sputnik's Acci - "Dent" Orbiting the universe has meant that Astronaut Sputnik's head is in a spin. In fact, when his space cadet manual flipped over twice, some of the letters got mixed up. Add the letters "d - e - n - t" to complete these words and phrases. acci + ________ = irri__ esc __ __ __ = ________ + istry = i+ ________ + ify = ________ + al = fun__am __ __ __ al acci + ________ ally = expe + __i__ __ __ = evi + ________ = inci + ________ = ________ ed = ________ + in finances = i + ________ + ification = confi + ________ = acci + ________ + al = i + ________ ity = ________ + ist = frau__ul__ __ __ = i + ________ + ical = fragm __ __ __ e __ = exp__ __ __i__ure = r__ __ __ e __ = © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Answers : accident ; irridescent ;dentistry ; identify ; dental ; fundamental ; accidentally ; expedient ; evident; incident ; dented ; dent in finances ; identification ; confident ; accidental ;identity ; dentist ;fraudulent ; identical ; fragmented ; expenditure ; rented The Hole In Astronaut Sputnik's Moonsuit By the time Astronaut Sputnik reached Mars He'd seen quite a few planets and passed a few stars. As he rocketed about, His space buggy was starting to wear out. His moonsuit, as well, was threadbare and worn Being hit by meteorites, it had become torn Unfortunately, in space, he had no needle and thread, So he looked to find something else instead. First he searched in his space buggy cockpit, For something to make the moonsuit a better fit. Around Venus and Mercury he flew, He considered a bit of glue. As the hole in his moonsuit grew and grew, One of his toes started to pop through. Astronaut Sputnik was worried his tyres would soon melt. As he stopped to look for a ribbon, tie or even a belt, When Astronaut Sputnik Fell In A Pot Hole Game Which is the correct one to use - whole or hole ? water ________ w ________ some plug - ________ Toad in the ________ ________ truth pot ________ ________ness ________ in the wall __ __ __ d __ r ________ year badger's ________ ________ - hearted ________ in the tank a real ________ ________ sale Answers : waterhole ; wholesome ; plug - hole ; Toad in the hole ; whole truth ; pothole ; wholeness ; hole in the wall ; holder ; whole year ; badger's hole ; whole - hearted ; hole in the tank ; a real hole ; wholesale © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Other Side of the Moon Game Add the word "moon" or "mon" to complete these words and phrases. Which is the right one to use ? _____ dust _____ ey _____ etary _____ shine satellite _____ _____ ster _____ otony _____ opoly _____ itor _____ ument _____ ologue Answers : moondust ; money ; monetary ; moonshine ; satellite moon ; monster ; monotony ; monopoly ; monitor ; monument ; monologue © Jacqueline Richards 2007 The Well Suited Spacesuit Game Add the word "suit" to complete these words and phrases. _____ ability _____ able _____ ed _____ and tie swim_____ _____ e sub__t__t__ __ e _____ case _____ or pin - striped _____ well _____ ed to _____ able music law _____ Answers : suitability ; suitable ; suited ; suit and tie ; swimsuit ; suite ; substitute ; suitcase ; suitor ; pin - striped suit ; well suited to ; suitable music ; lawsuit © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik's Bright White Light Game When Astronaut Sputnik flew past the Sun, he wsa dazzled by bright white light. Some of the letters became excluded from view. Add the word "white" to complete these "bright white" words and phrases. __________n __________ wash __________ collar __________ bandage __________ ned __________ with fear __________ settlers __________ r than __________ __________ paper __________ r black and __________ __________ bait __________ bass Answers : whiten ; white wash ; white collar ; white bandage ; whitened ; white with fear ; white settlers ; whiter than white ; White paper ; whiter ; black and white ; white bait ; white bass © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik's Moondust Rock Dance Moon hopping in zero gravity - Made Astronaut Sputnik the most exhausted Astronaut there could be. The stars crashing together made a terrible din, The music of meteorites meant he couldn't hear a thing. Astronaut Sputnik wasn't leaving anything to chance. Before the music stopped, he'd started to dance. Put on the hotspot, he danced the foxtrot. His rock 'n' rolling rocked the Moon, He'd fallen off into space, before very soon. First he danced the waltz, then the quickstep, too, Even his space buggy was rocking as it flew. Astronaut Sputnik was a brilliant jiver, In fact, he was a better dancer than a rocket driver. Astronaut Sputnik's Moon Hop Add the word "HOP" to see what new words are created. __ __ __ ing shoe s__ __ __ s__ __ __ ping c__ __ __ ping board butcher's s __ __ __ lamb c __ __ __ __ __ __ skotch __ __ __ efully flower s__ __ __ __ __ __ eless __ __ __, skip and jump on the __ __ __ sweet s__ __ __ Answers : hoping ; shoe shop ; shopping ; chopping board ; butcher's shop; lamb chop ; hopskotch ; hopefully ; flower shop ; hopeless ; hop, skip and jump ; on the hop ; sweet shop © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik In A Jammy Doughnut Traffic Jam Astronaut Sputnik stopped off for lunch on Earth. He parked his space buggy by the side of a crater and munched through a cheese sandwich, but a big bag of jammy doughnuts, he thought tasted considerably greater. All the other Astronauts had the same idea and together they enjoyed a picnic feast. Even in space, it seemed, the astronauts got caught in traffic jams ! Add "N - U - T" to these words to complete the spellings. __ __ __ cracker __ __ __ case __ __ __ s and bolts __ __ __ ty __ __ __ rition __ __ __ ritious __ __ r __ ure __ o__ orio__ s __ __ p__ ial __ __ gge__ __ o __ gh__ Answers : nut cracker ; nut case ; nuts and bolts ; nutty ; nutrition ; nutritious ; nurture ; notorious ; nuptial ; nugget ; nought © Jacqueline Richards 2007 When Astronaut Sputnik's Planted The Wrong Flag Astronaut Sputnik loved to plant flags and in fact, left flags all over the place. Sputnik flags littered outer space. There were three on Mars and two on Venus. Four on Mercury and one or two on Mars. Astronaut Sputnik's flags could be seen from afar through the stars. But the flag that Astronaut Sputnik liked the most, was the one that he accidentally lost. Can you help Astronaut Sputnik to find his flag again ? Add "flag" to these words and phrases to complete these spellings. _____ pole _____ post _____ ged down _____ stone _____ someone down _____ rant Answers : flag pole ; flag post ; flagged down ; flagstone ; flag someone down ; flagrant © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik's Hello From the Moon When Astronaut Sputnik waved from the Moon - he dropped some letters from out of these words accidentally. Can you add either "low" or "lo" to these words and phrases to complete the spellings. _________ down _________ ly be_________ _________ brow f_________ ing _________ cut _________ grade b_________ ing _________ voice s _________ _________ er _________ - key _________ lip _________ er price g_________ ing all time _________ _________ note feeling _________ Answers : lowdown ; lowly ; below ; low brow ; flowing ; low cut ; low grade ; blowing ; low voice ; slow ; lower ; low - key ; low lip ; lower price ; glowing ; all time low ; low note ; feeling low © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik As A Space Cadet All Astronaut Sputnik ever wanted to be, Was an Astronaut flying around Mercury. He studied about the stars and how to get Mars, He even studied isobars. But none of this seemed to work well at all, In fact, he got lost, before he even left the hall. Deciding he really had to study some more, Astronaut Sputnik went back to the drawing board. He asked a scientist to help him out ... And show him how to steer his space buggy about. As a space cadet, Astronaut Sputnik only got wet. He collected all the meteorites that he could get. He broke the space buggy and was dismissed, He forgot everything on his revision list. He studied his books and all kinds of physics equations, Passing most of his examinations. But when it came to taking off, he crashed right into the launch station. As a space cadet, Astronaut Sputnik had more noughts than he ought. In fact, the flu, was the only thing he caught. Although one time he did receive a medal, For reaching Pluto without a pedal. Space Cadet Spellings As a Space Cadet, Astronaut Sputnik broke everything ! No wonder he never passed any examinations. Can you help put back the words to complete the following spellings ? Add "det" to these words. __________ained __________ention __________estable __________our __________ective __________ail __________ached __________ermined __________ract __________our __________eriorate __________er __________tailed __________rimental __________errent Answers : detained ; detention ; detestable ; detour ; detective ; detail ; detached ; determined ; detract ; detour ; deteriorate ; deter ; detailed ; detrimental ; deterrent © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Astronaut Sputnik And the Comet In The Cosmos Astronaut Sputnik packed his suitcase. He was going on a round the universe cruise through outer space. He knew he'd have to fly quite quick. Because, being a comet, his flight was cosmic. Somewhere around Mars, Astronaut Sputnik stopped off to look at the stars. He took photographs of Jupiter, And called in on an alien friend, By the time he got to Pluto, His light years trip never seemed to end. Astronaut Sputnik liked travelling by comet a lot, It was much faster than the space buggy he'd got. Astronaut Sputnik's Aroundabout Atmosphere Game All of the words below have something relating to spherical, round or circular. Can you fill in the gaps to guess what they should be ? r__ng c__rcu__t c__rcumf__r__nce hem__sph__re sph__re of influence gl__ss sph__re sph__rical gl__be r__undab__ut cir__ular a__c cir__le ro__nd © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Answers : cosmos ; ring ; circuit ; circumference ; hemisphere ; sphere of influence ; glass sphere ; spherical ; globe ; roundabout ; circular ; arc ; circle ; round Cosmic Word Game __ __ __ mos __ __ __ mopolitan __ __ __ metic __ __ __ t __ __ __ tume __ __ __ tly __ __ ur__ e __ __ rro__ ive __ __ rre__pondent __ __ rner__tone __ __ rp__ e © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Answers : cosmos ; cosmopolitan ; cosmetic ; cost ; costume ; costly ; course ; corrosive ; correspondent ; cornerstone ; corpse Across The Cosmic Calculations 1/ One extra - terrestrial was 150 cm high. Three other extra - terrestrials stood on his shoulders. How high up a ladder could they reach ? Show your working out. 2/ If ten extra - terrestrials weighed 3.3 kg. On average, in grams and kilograms, what did one extra - terrestrial weigh ? 3/ One extra - terrestrial could walk half a kilometre. In a relay race, how far could fifteen run ? 4/ An extra - terrestrial space hops at a rate of 3.5 kilometres every five minutes across the universe. In a relay race, how far could five run in one hour ? 5/ An extra - terrestrial space hops up three stairs at a time, how many space hops would he have to hop to reach the top of a staircase with 666 steps ? 6/ Four extra - terrestrials join hands and at arms' length, stretch 2.4 metres wide. How far does one extra - terrestrial reach with his arms out - stretched ? How many do six ? 7/ Fifteen extra - terrestrials can fit inside one space buggy. How many extra - terrestrials could 50 space buggies carry ? 8/ It takes one extra - terrestrial 20 minutes to cross 125 craters - on average, therefore, how long does it take one crater to cross ? In one minute - how many craters does he cross ? 9/ How many craters could the same extra - terrestrial cross in 2 days ? 10/ If the extra - terrestrial wanted to cross 1 550 craters - how long should he leave for the journey ? Answers : 1/ 150 + (3 x 150) = 600 2/ 3, 300 / 10 = 33 g = 0.33 kg 3/ 15 x 0.5 = 7.5 km 4/ 5 x (3.5 x 12) = 5 x 42 = 210 km 5/ 666 / 3 = 222 space hops 6/ 240 / 4 = 60 cm (one extra - terrestrial) ... 60 x 6 = 360 cm 7/ 50 x 15 = 750 8/ a) 20 / 125 = 0.16 minutes b) 125 / 20 = 6.25 9/ To find this answer, you need to find out how many 20 minute blocks are in one, then two days (i.e. in one hour = 3), then multiply by no. of craters. 48 x 3 x 125 = 18 000 10/ You know from above, that the answer is less than 2 days. 1550 / 125 = 12.4 x 20 minutes = 248 minutes / 60 = 4.13333 r hours © Jacqueline Richards 2007

Astronaut Sputnik's Extra - Terrestrial Game

Astronaut Sputnik's universe is widely populated by extra - terrestrials with extra - ordinairy appetites who have munched some of the letters from these words and phrases at extra - ordinairy speed. Add "extra" to these "Extra - terrestrial" words to complete the spellings and situations when "extra" may be used.

__________ ct __________ dite __________ neous __________ cream __________ - ordinairy __________ vagance __________ - special __________ vagant __________ - ordinairy speed __________ vaganda __________ - ordinairy co - incidence __________ sugar © Jacqueline Richards 2007 Answers : extract ; extradite ; extraneous ; extra cream ; extra - ordinairy ; extravagance ; extra - special ; extravagant ; extra - ordinairy speed ; extravaganda ; extra - ordinairy co - incidence ; extra sugar