SPACE TRAVEL GUIDE
Make a Sci-Fi space travel guide that will convince your earthling pals that they must visit your favorite destination in space!
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reat science fiction writers play with scientific facts to make a story more exciting. Sometimes the author pretends that a mystery has been solved or that humans have powers that they don’t have. And some science fiction has actually inspired scientists by helping them imagine what might be possible.
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You can be a great sci-fi writer too! Use our template to create your own Space Travel Guide. The key is using some real science in your story. Then, let your imagination take off!
WHAT TO DO
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Download and print the complete Space Travel Guide template. (You can also get a glimpse of each page. Just click on the pictures!)
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Draw and write in the blank parts of the illustrations to tell your own story, and prepare others for trips like yours.
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You can draw more pages on your own if you want, too.
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Share your travel guide with others.
Image Credits:
Guide Illustrations by Eric Hamilton; Mars, moon, and rocket, © Vecteezy