Space+exploration

Use these websites to answer the questions. You could copy and paste the questions into Microsoft Word and then type your answers. Remember to answer in full sentences. (To copy, use your mouse to select the text you want, then go to **Edit** and then **Copy**. Open Microsoft Word and go to **Edit** and then **Paste**.)

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
 * 1) When were the first pictures of Mars taken?
 * 2) What did Viking 1 and 2 do in space?
 * 3) Name two NASA shuttles.
 * 4) When was Mars Observer launched?
 * 5) When did humans fly the first powered aircraft?
 * 6) When did the first person walk on the moon?

http://www.astrocentral.co.uk/
 * 1) When was the first satellite launched into space?
 * 2) When was the fist person sent into space?
 * 3) What was his name?
 * 4) Which country launched the first satellite and sent the first person into space?

http://www.aerospaceguide.net/
 * 1) What was the first animal to be sent into space?
 * 2) When was this?
 * 3) When was a monkey sent into space?
 * 4) When was the first woman sent into space?
 * 5) What was her name?
 * 6) When was the first space walk?
 * 7) Which planet was first explored in 1972?

Now create a poster to include all the information you have found out about space travel. You could set out your poster like a time line or use topic headings, such as 'Space Travel', 'Moon Landings', 'Mars Exploration' and so on. Try to write the information in your own words.