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Sailor vs Astronaut

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK Explorers - NEW LOOK

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Objectives

History

  • To learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
  • To describe and compare the clothing used by Columbus and Armstrong, and compare clothing materials across different eras.

Enquiry question
How has expedition clothing adapted and changed over the years?

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Know details about the clothing Armstrong and Columbus wore.
  • Identify and compare the clothing and materials used in expeditions for different eras.
  • Consolidate knowledge of the two expeditions using role-play.

You Will Also Need

Explorer Bear dressed up as a sailor or astronaut (see Session 1)

Weblinks
A video from NASA about how spacesuits are made from www.nasa.gov

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