CH- an indian american women in space : Kalpana Chawla

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EnglishSecondary Education

This lesson contains 24 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Expected learning outcomes
1) Identify inspirational personalities
2) Read and understand the context
3) Find out the main idea of the text

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Identify the inspirational personalities 

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Kalpana Chawla (First women to go in space)

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Kalpana Chawla born on 17 March 1962 , died on 1 February 2003 was an American astronaut, engineer, and the first woman of Indian origin to go to space She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, She died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and several streets, universities, and institutions have been named in her honor 

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When and where Kalpana Chawla was born?

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Kalpana chawla married a flight instructor _______________________.
A
Jeene peire Harrison
B
jean pierre Harison
C
Jean pierre Harrison
D
None of the above

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What does Kalpana Chawla say about
pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible?

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Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space

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Homework
Read the further  extract of the lesson

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Expected Learning Outcomes
1) Read the further extract of the chapter

2) Answer some questions based on it

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Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the
Columbia’s ill-fated voyage.
         l. Date and place of lift off: ————————————————————
       2. Number of astronauts on board: ———————————————––
          3. Number of days it stayed in space: ——————————————––   
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: —————————––
           5. Date of return journey: ———————————————–————–––
       6. Height at which it lost contact: ————————————————–– 

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l. Date and place of lift off: ————————————————————
2. Number of astronauts on board: ———————————————––
3. Number of days it stayed in space: ——————————————––
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: —————————––
5. Date of return journey: ———————————————–————–––
6. Height at which it lost contact: ————————————————––

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What values did you learnt from Kalpana Chawla?

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“The path from dreams to success does
exist. May you have the vision to find
it, the courage to get onto it…
Who said this line to whom? and explain these as well

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