A note for parents... This PDF has all resources needed for the week’s history learning. The days are clearly marked. The Learning Objectives (LO) tell you the historical skill that the children should be practising. Each day ends with a “Your Turn” slide which outlines the children’s activity for the day. Your child will need • Home learning book • Writing pencil and colouring pencils • Access to the internet – copy and paste the links into your web browser. If for some reason they do not work, we have also written the name of the video along with a screenshot from it to help you find it • They may also need some help with reading HISTORY OF SPACE What is it like to be an astronaut? There is lots to learn about space! In Year 1 we will be learning about the history of space and, in particular, we will be learning about astronauts What is it like to be an astronaut? MONDAY LO: I can use historical sources to learn I can order events in chronological order I know when important events happened What is HISTORY • In History we learn about the past • It is interesting to learn about important people and events that came before us • We can learn about history using different sources • What do you use to learn about things? Write a list of sources in your Home Learning book Sources Did you think of these sources? Museums Books Diaries People we know People who have done something amazing Television Photographs Tim Peake! This is a fact file Yuri Gagarin orbited the • He died in 1968 in a fighter jet Earth in 108 minutes. crash He is a space hero! Quick Quiz! Can you find out these facts from the fact file? 1. Why is Yuri Gagarin famous? 2. Where was Yuri Gagarin from? 3. When did he enter space? 4. How long did it take him to orbit the Earth? What do you think “orbit” means? Timeline • The next page shows a timeline • It shows a list of important events • The events are in chronological order • This means they go from oldest to newest • Timelines help us to understand when things happen Can you see the oldest event? Which is the most recent? Timeline of Astronauts 1959 1963 Able and Valentina 1991 2004 Baker Tereshkova Helen Ticket to First animals First Sharman space to survive a woman in First British available for space mission space astronaut the public to buy 1947 1960 1969 2001 2015 Fruit flies Yuri Neil Dennis Tito Tim Peake First Gagarin Armstrong First space Launched to animals First man First man tourist International sent to in space on the Space space moon Station Where would your birth be on this timeline? Your turn! • Create a timeline • Draw your timeline in your Home Learning book • You could... – Create a space timeline – Create a timeline of your life – Create a timeline of something else that interests you • Timelines MUST be in chronological order – the oldest goes first, the newest goes last • Try to include about 6 events on your timeline • Try to include your birth What is it like to be an astronaut? TUESDAY LO: I can name some space animals I can discuss why animals were sent to space I can share my thoughts about historical events The Space Race • USSR (Russia) and USA (America) were both very excited to learn about space • Both countries helped us learn more about how to get to space • Space travel was very dangerous • They decided to send animals before humans to make sure it was safe • Read the article on this webpage – you don‟t need to watch the video: “BBC NewsRound: Why are animals sent into space?” https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/21248238​ Timeline of Animal Astronauts 1960 Belka and Strelka 1949 went with a rabbit, 42 Albert II mice, 2 rats and flies. 1957 First monkey All survived! Laika in space First dog in space USSR USSR USSR 1959 1947 1961 Able and Baker Fruit flies Ham the First animals to First Chimp survive a space animal in mission space USA USA USA Where would your birth be on this timeline? You could use the Kiddle search engine for this! Your Turn! Copy this table into your Home Learning book and fill it in with your thoughts on the issue of animals in space. Why animals should be sent to Why animals should not be sent space to space What is it like to be an astronaut? WEDNESDAY LO: I know about female astronauts I can answer questions about historical events Did you know that a lot of women have gone to space? The first female astronaut was called Valentina Tereshkova. She was from Russia. She went to space in 1963. The first British astronaut was a woman. Her name was Helen Sharman. She went to space in 1991. Now watch this... NewsRound: Meet the first women in Space https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/44493391 Your turn On the St Mary’s website’s Home Learning page there are two reading challenges. “Apples – Women in Space reading” has some information on Valentina Tereshkova – try this if you read pink, red, yellow or blue books “Bananas – Women in Space reading” has some extra tricky information – try this if you read green, orange, turquoise or purple books (or if you fancy a challenge!) Read the one you choose and answer the questions What is it like to be an astronaut? THURSDAY LO: I know about the first moon landing I know who Neil Armstrong is The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Where did it start? • July 16th 1969 • USA • The Saturn V rocket was launched • It was the biggest rocket ever built • 111 metres high – taller than the Statue of Liberty • Weight – 2.9 MILLION kilograms Who? Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Michael Collins The moment when Saturn V’s F1 engines fired, The Saturn V rocket blasts launching it from its tower. into space. The Apollo 11 crew took 4 days to reach the Moon. Armstrong and Aldrin climbed into the Eagle Lunar Module They landed on the Moon. Collins stayed in the Columbia Command Module. The Eagle Lunar Module which carried Armstrong and Aldrin down to the land on the Moon. The Columbia Command Module at the National Air and Space Museum in the USA. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments. They picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks. They put a U.S. flag on the moon. They also left a sign on the moon. Neil Armstrong said: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” Now watch this... “Apollo 11 Moon Landing” https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/vid eos/space/moonlanding.html Your Turn Use what you have learnt to create your own poster about the moon landing. You must include these words: • Neil Armstrong • Buzz Aldrin • Michael Collins • Moon • Apollo 11 • Eagle • Neil Armstrong’s famous quote You must include pictures of: • The moon • Saturn V Rocket You could even add labels to your drawings, subheadings and fun facts! ​ What is it like to be an astronaut? FRIDAY LO: I know who Tim Peake is I know about recent important events I know what it was like to be an astronaut This is Tim Peake He went to space on 15th December 2015. When were you born? Were you born before or after Tim went to space? What about your parents and siblings? Major Tim Peake became the first British astronaut in space for over 20 years. He was in the army and he was a helicopter pilot. He blasted off to the International Space Station on 15th December 2015. He went in a Russian Soyuz rocket launched from Kazakhstan. As part of his training he has learnt Russian, spent 12 days under the sea and completed a winter survival mission. Photo courtesy of Defence Images and bisgovuk (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution He used the gym on- board to ensure his muscles stayed strong. Major Peake lived aboard the International Space Station for 6 months conducting experiments. He spoke to many school children on Earth. The International Space Station (ISS) is the size of a football field. It travels at a speed of 17 500 mph at a height of 240 miles above Earth and completes an orbit every 90 mins! Photo courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video, UC Davis College of Engineering, ikewinski, international space station – theglobalpanorama (@flickr.com) and NASA (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution Major Peake returned to Earth on the 18th June 2016 via a Soyuz capsule which reached speeds of up to 28000 kilometres per hour! Major Peake‟s first impression of Earth was that the smells were really strong. Astronauts feel strange when they return from space because of the change in gravity. Major Peake said he felt „terrible‟ shortly after his landing but quickly began to feel better. Tim Peake’s Mission in Numbers 186 – Days in Space. 10 – The ISS moves 10 times faster than the speed of a bullet. 2800 – Approximate number of orbits of the Earth made. 114,240,000 – Approximate number of kilometres travelled by Tim Peake during his time aboard the International Space Station. 5 cm – Temporarily, Major Peake could be up to 5cm taller than he was when he left Earth! 1 – Number of times Tim Peake dialled the wrong number from space and asked “Is that Planet Earth?” Now watch this..