Astronauts - History & Science
Astronauts
Find out about 2 astronauts e.g. Neil Armstrong, Tim Peake, Yuri Gagarin or Helen Sharman, the first British person in space.
You can follow the link to Twinkl to look at the power-points for Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake. You could also look on you-tube to watch footage of them at work.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-2548418-amazing-astronauts-powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-tp-77-neil-armstrong-powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-s-784-new-tim-peake-british-astronaut-information-powerpoint
https://spacecentre.co.uk/blog-post/helen-sharman-britains-first-astronaut/
1) Talk about what they did and how they are different or similar. Then write a simple biography about one, on the sheet or in your book. (see below for a PDF)
2) You could make a time line of their life e.g. like this one for Tim Peake:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-s-784-tim-peake-british-astronaut-timeline-activity
Biography of an Astronaut
