Chapter 3
Why did the bus stop the second time?
There was an accident.
Which planet is the giant, red planet?
The giant, red planet is Mars.
What did Earth look like from space?
It looked small.
Where are the students going?
They are going to the museum.
What did DeeDee want to see at the museum?
She wanted to see the flower gardens outside the museum.
When the bus finally got to the museum, what did Arty ask the teacher?
What did the teacher give each student?
The teacher gave each student a ticket.
What did Pete’s clothes look like?
They looked like a spacesuit.
How will the class learn what each student has learned?
Each student will read his or her workbook to the class.
Why did Arty want to look at the paintings?
Arty wanted to look at the paintings to get some ideas so he can be a better painter.
Why did the bus stop a third time?
It stopped because there were men working on the road.
What are the three parts of a rocket?
The three parts of a rocket are fuel, the fuselage, and the cargo.
Before long, where were Pete and the capsule moving into?
They were moving up into the sky above the museum.
What did the teacher say she would tell the students about in the morning?
She said she would tell them about a little surprise.
What was the surprise the teacher had for the kids?
The surprise was that the student who wrote the best story would win a blue ribbon.
Why did the bus stop the first time?
The bus stopped because there was a car in the road with a flat tire.
What did Pete tell the little girl about how a rocket works?
He told her a rocket works just like the air coming out of a ballon pushes the ballon up.
What did Pete do as soon as he sat in the pilot’s seat of the model space capsule?
He started pushing the buttons in front of him.
What was on the pages in the workbooks the teacher gave to the students?
There were pages with lines on them.
Which one of the four friends wanted to learn more about airplanes and space?
Pete wanted to learn more about airplanes and space.
How many times did the driver turn the bus to get past the men working on the road?
He turned the bus four times.
What is one thing the teacher said the students must remember?
They must remember to be quiet in the museum. OR obey the people who work in the museum. OR write down everything they learn about what they are studying.
As the capsule moved farther away from Earth, what happened to Pete’s notebook?
It floated away from him.
What are the kids going to write in their workbook?
They are going to write everything they learn.
Who wanted to see the dinosaur bones?
Tonya wanted to see the dinosaur bones.