From the Earth to the Moon teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on From the Earth to the Moon for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
Five weeks, week by week
- Week 1Chapters 1 to 10
Barbicane turns the Gun Club toward a lunar launch, showing how scientific planning redirects military skill while provoking rivalry.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 11 to 20
Construction brings danger and public excitement, while Ardan’s proposed journey changes the project and exposes the conflict between Barbicane and Nicholl.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 21 to 31
Ardan reconciles the rivals before launch, while preparations, blocked observations, and early life aboard reveal how cooperation supports survival amid uncertainty.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 32 to 41
The travelers survive an oxygen leak but miss their landing course, turning to lunar observation and testing imaginative explanations against evidence.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 42 to 51
Darkness limits lunar knowledge, a failed rocket attempt sends the travelers toward Earth, and rescue leads to renewed plans for exploration.
Plan · worksheet · answers
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 39 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne
Teacher and class
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