1. “Hi – I am Aude and I live in Marseille in France”
Aude from France

2. Every year we go on a class trip. This year we went to Liege
“I go to a great school.
Every year we go on a class trip.
This year we went to Liege
in Belgium”
Aude from France

3. would study Space Science!”
“We went to the Space Centre. It was very interesting. Some people in my class decided that they
would study Space Science!”
Aude from France

4. “When I got back home I started to worry.
Space research costs so much money.”
“I found out that worldwide we spend more than $68 billion on space programmes.
Aude from France

5. How can it be OK to spend so much money on space?”
“$68 billion!
How can it be OK to spend so much money on space?”
“Last year at school we saved money for a children’s charity.”
“$5 pays for life-saving treatment for eight children with diarrhoea.”
Aude from France

6. “Maybe space research needs to wait until we have a more stable, more equal society?”
“What do you think?”
Aude from France

7. “I decided to do a survey.
I will ask my class how they feel about how money should be spent.”
“You could even try it out with your class.”
Aude from France

8. “Complete the questions.”
“Billions of dollars are spent on space research. Children from poor countries die from diarrhoea – 5$ can save 8 children.”
“Complete the questions.”
Aude from France

9. Write down 5 things which a school could raise money for:
Write down 5 ways when spending money on space programmes is more important than spending money on ill children:
Write down 5 ways when spending money on ill children is more important than spending money on space programmes: