Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Dust

Today, I want to tell you about a cool thing scientists have done. They grew plants in moon dust, on Earth! 科學家在地球上，用月球的土種植物！ They used dust that was taken from the moon many years ago. 他們用的是很久以前帶回來的土。 It took the scientists 11 years to get the moon dust! That's a long time. But they only got a very small amount, just a few teaspoons. 科學家花了十一年才拿到幾茶匙的土！ That's because there's not much moon dust on Earth, which makes it really precious. 因為地球上這種土不多，所以很珍貴。 The scientists didn't know if plants could grow in moon dust. Moon dust is very different from soil on Earth. It doesn't have many nutrients, which plants need to grow big and strong. 科學家不確定月球的土能不能種植物，因為它跟地球的土不一樣，裡面的養分不多。 But the plants still grew! 結果植物還是長大了！ This is really exciting! Why? Well, some day, people may live on the moon. They will need food to eat. This shows that people can grow plants in moon dust. 這代表如果我們移民月球，也可以種植物！ Would you like to live on the moon someday? Maybe you could have a garden full of flowers outside your moon house! All thanks to moon dust. ________________________________ Vocabulary 月球土也可以種植物，讓人類對月亮又多了幾分想像。 1. dust 灰塵 I wonder what plants scientists grew in moon dust. 我想知道科學家在月球土裡種什麼。 It's a kind of vegetable. 是一種蔬菜。 2. soil 泥土 Wow, so people can really grow food on the moon! 哇，所以人類真的可以在月球上種糧食！ I guess so. But soil on the moon is not as rich. 我想是。不過月球上的泥土沒有那麼多養分。 3. grow 生長，種植 Plants would grow more slowly. 植物會長得比較慢。 Okay, so we can't grow watermelon. 對，所以沒辦法種大西瓜。 Probably not. 可能不行。 4. precious 珍貴的 What's your most precious memories of summer vacation? 你最珍貴的暑假回憶是什麼？ Traveling to Kenting Park with my children. 跟我的小孩去墾丁公園旅行。 我們來讀一遍。 dust 灰塵 soil 泥土 grow 生長，種植 precious 珍貴的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the scientists grow the plants? A: On Earth B: On the moon C: In a rocket 2. Why couldn't the scientists use much moon dust? A: They lost some of the moon dust B: The moon dust is so old C: There is not much moon dust on Earth 3. Why did scientists want to grow plants in moon dust? A: They taste better than plants on Earth B: People may live on the moon one day C: Plants grown in moon dust grow better Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn