History · Year 2

A Journey to the Moon: The Space Race

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up at the . 🌕 Now ON it! In 1969, made that . of all over the what they were just to . Let's out what !

On 20 1969, on the for the very . The was called 11. It over 55 agobefore your or were !

to the . was the . with him. in the , for them. was the to onto the . 🚀

AstronautTheir Job
Neil ArmstrongCommander — first to walk on the Moon
Buzz AldrinPilot — walked on the Moon too
Michael CollinsStayed in the spacecraft orbiting the Moon
The Apollo 11 crew and their jobs

When onto the , he : ' one for man, one for .' He that one onto the was a for on . 🌍

Around 600 the on that was about one in on the ! It was the most in at that .

🃏 Test yourself! Read the front of each card, then flip to check the answer. 🃏

Tap each card to see the answer.

Why was this so ? Before 1969, no had and another . and . It that could do that . ✨

use to out about the . For 11 we have on the , of the , and from who . These us what it like. 📷

When you at a , ask: Who made this? When was it made? What does it me? you like a !

🗂️ Can you sort these into sources we CAN use to find out about Apollo 11 and things that are NOT sources? 🔍

  • A photo taken on the Moon in 1969

  • Film of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the Moon

  • A letter written by someone who watched the landing on TV

  • A story book written last week about dragons

  • A drawing made by a child in 1969 showing a rocket

  • A cartoon about talking animals

🧩 Put these events from the Apollo 11 mission in the correct order. What happened first? 🚀

  1. The astronauts returned safely to Earth
  2. Buzz Aldrin joined Neil on the surface
  3. Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon
  4. The spacecraft travelled to the Moon
  5. The rocket launched from Earth

You have done ! You now know who on the , why it to the , and how use to about the . like a ! 🌟

Quiz time! 📝

Moon Landing Quiz 🌕

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What was the of the that on the ?

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