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Designing Spacesuits
SYNTHESIZING
INFORMATION
CCSS: RI.5.9, RI.6.7

NASA engineers follow a design process to create spacesuits that will protect astronauts in
particular environments. Below, read about the steps in the process. Use information from the
organizer and from the story Suiting Up (March 3, 2017) to answer the questions.

1. Identify the
problem.
7b. S
 tart over again.
There are more 2. Do research.
problems to solve.

7a. S
 top. The product
The Design 3. Brainstorm
is complete. Process solutions.

4. Choose the
6. Do tests. best solution.
5. Build a prototype,
or model.

1. What is the first step in the design process?_______________________________________________

2. The Z-2 spacesuit needs to be sturdy and easy to repair. According to Suiting Up, how did
engineers solve these problems?__________________________________________________________
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3. The spacesuit engineers searched fashion magazines for ideas. What step in the design process
is this? _______________________________________________________________________________
4. What other research did the spacesuit engineers do? ______________________________________
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5. Are the engineers on step 7a or 7b in the design of the Z-2 spacesuit? Use information from the
story to support your response. _________________________________________________________
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Bonus Other than spacesuits, what else can be created using the design process? Do you think
the design process leads to the creation of high-quality products? Explain your answer on
a separate page.

2017 TIME For Kids, timeforkids.com, Edition 56. This page may be photocopied for use with students. Vol. 7, No. 18 March 3. 2017
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