SpaceToday all our tasks will be based on Space

Space maths – ( answers on next page)• Space maths: Can I solve word problems and show my working clearly?

• Two thirds of the 27 passengers on a rocket are adults. How many passengers are children?

• If there are 12 space meals in each box, how many meals will there be in 6 boxes?

• Mark is 18. His father, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is 38 years older, so how old is he?

• There were 74 rivets in the heat shield. 19 fell out. How many rivets were left?

• The space station has 4 towers of rooms. Each tower has 35 bedrooms. How many bedrooms is that altogether?

• Judy has read one fifth of the space manual. If she has just read page 24, how many pages does the manual have altogether?

• There are 42 space ships at the space station. In the next hour, 29 arrive and 53 depart. How many space ships are there now?

• 60 people who wanted to become astronauts were asked what equipment they liked using best. One quarter said the radio, 12 said the telescope and 17 said the gravity-free room. How many people chose something different to these 3 choices?

• The space ship had 3 space ships going to Mars with 80 space travellers in each ship and the other company had 4 spaceships with 120 travellers in each ship also going to Mars. How many people were travelling to Mars?

• All of the alien woman’s 7 children had four children themselves. All of these grandchildren had three children each. How many great grandchildren does the alien have?

ANSWERS

• Two thirds of the 27 passengers on a rocket are adults. How many passengers are children? 9children

• If there are 12 space meals in each box, how many meals will there be in 6 boxes? 72 space meals

• Mark is 18. His father, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is 38 years older, so how old is he? 56 years old

• There were 74 rivets in the heat shield. 19 fell out. How many rivets were left? 55 rivets

• The space station has 4 towers of rooms. Each tower has 35 bedrooms. How many bedrooms is that altogether? 140 bedrooms

• Judy has read one fifth of the space manual. If she has just read page 24, how many pages does the manual have altogether? 120 pages

• There are 42 space ships at the space station. In the next hour, 29 arrive and 53 depart. How many space ships are there now? 18 space ships

• 60 people who wanted to become astronauts were asked what equipment they liked using best. One quarter said the radio, 12 said the telescope and 17 said the gravity-free room. How many people chose something different to these 3 choices? 6 people

• Starship Spacetravel had 3 space ships going to Mars with 80 space travellers in each ship and Whizz Travellers had 4 spaceships with 120 travellers in each ship also going to Mars. How many people were travelling to Mars? 720 people.

• All of the alien woman’s 7 children had four children themselves. All of these grandchildren had three children each. How many great grandchildren does the alien have? 84 great grandchildren

1.There were 216 stars shining in the sky. During the next hour, 98 stars rose above the horizon and 63 sank below and out of view. Now how many stars were shining?2.The space store has 288 space suits on display divided equally between 18 rails. How many suits are on each rail?3.In June, the average daily audience at a space hologram show was 240. How many people watched the show that month?4.Mons Penck on the Moon is 4428 m high. An astronaut is 939m below the summit. How high has he climbed?5. Niamh travels at 60 light years per minute. How long will it take her to fly 3000 light years?6.Two Europans are competing in the Jupiter space sports. Kez won in a time of 13.86 seconds. Zim was two tenths of a second slower. How long did it take Zim?7.The visitor from Europa wants to know- how many seconds are there in twelve Earth hours?8.A market trader on the Moon has seven crates each containing 60 blue rocks. During the day he sells 163 rocks. How many blue rocks are left?9.In the stores there are three red space helmets to every two white space helmets. If there are 32 white helmets, how many red helmets are there?10.60 students at Space School were asked what their favourite lesson was. Two fifths chose how to fly a rocket. Three tenths chose how to float in space. How many chose a different lesson?

ANSWERS1.There were 216 stars shining in the sky. During the next hour, 98 stars rose above the horizon and 63 sank below and out of view. Now how many stars were shining? 251 stars2.The space store has 288 space suits on display divided equally between 18 rails. How many suits are on each rail? 16 suits per rail3.In June, the average daily audience at a space hologram show was 240. How many people watched the show that month? 7200 people4.Mons Penck on the Moon is 4428 m high. An astronaut is 939m below the summit. How high has he climbed? 3489 m5. Niamh travels at 60 light years per minute. How long will it take her to fly 3000 light years? 50 minutes6.Two Europans are competing in the Jupiter space sports. Kez won in a time of 13.86 seconds. Zim was two tenths of a second slower. How long did it take Zim?14.06 seconds1.The visitor from Europa wants to know- how many seconds are there in twelve Earth hours? 43,200 seconds2.A market trader on the Moon has seven crates each containing 60 blue rocks. During the day he sells 163 rocks. How many blue rocks are left? 257 rocks left3.In the stores there are three red space helmets to every two white space helmets. If there are 32 white helmets, how many red helmets are there? 48 red helmets4.60 students at Space School were asked what their favourite lesson was. Two fifths chose how to fly a rocket. Three tenths chose how to float in space. How many chose a different lesson? 18 chose a different lesson

Space Poetry • Read the poem and complete the questions below.

• What does the astronaut do to prepare for his journey into space?

• Explain what ‘ground control’ is.• Which lines tell you that the person in the

poem enjoys being an astronaut?• List the reasons why astronauts would go into

space.• Imagine you are in a space ship blasting off

into space. Describe what you would see out of the window as you leave earth in a paragraph.

• Design your own space rocket and label it clearly. Remember you could have to live in it for many years.

When I'm An Astronaut

First I'll get into my spacesuit.Then I'll bravely wave good-bye.Next I'll climb into my spacecraftBuilt to sail right through the sky!In command inside the capsule,I will talk to ground control.When we've checked outall the systems,

I'll say, "Let the countdown roll!"And it's 4-3-2-1 - - blast off - -With a smile upon my face,I’ll spin loops around the planetsup, up, up in outer space!

Bobbi Katz

The Moon

The moon has no lightof its own.It's cold and darkand dead as stone,But it catches lightfrom the burning sunAnd shows itselfWhen each day is done.

Lillian M. Fisher

• Read the poem then answer the questions below.

• Write down any adjectives you can find in the poem.

• What do you think the poet’s view of the moon is?

• Create a spider diagram with your own ideas about what the moon is like.

• Using your ideas from questions 3, write your own ‘Moon Poem.’ Lay it out like the example below:

This is Neil Armstrong,

he was the first man to

land on the moon in...

1969

Early Life

After going to University, Armstrong joined the Navy and flew planes during the Korean War. He then went on to become a test pilot, flying newly developed aircraft. During his career he flew over 200 different types of aircraft! His experiences as a test pilot inspired him to become an astronaut and, in 1957, he was selected to join the USA’s Space Race team.

The Race begins….

In 1949 Albert II was the first monkey in space. Albert went into space 14th June, 1949 in a specially adapted American V2 rocket.

In November 1957, the Russian space dog Laika became the first animal to orbit the earth. By 1959 both Russia and USA were in a race to land an astronaut on the Moon.

In April 1961, Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. He was in space for around 2 hours and then returned to Earth. He did not land on the Moon so the race had not yet been won.

In 1963 John F. Kennedy, President of USA, promised the world that the US would land men on the moon before 1970. Before risking people's lives, NASA sent a robot spaceship to the Moon, to make sure they could land safely.

Then he sent three astronauts…….

The 3 astronauts travelled to the moon on a

spacecraft named...

Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the moon were...

Do you recognise

that flag?

Which country does

it represent?

1. Which country was Armstrong from?Tick one.

Britain Russia

USA Korea

2. What inspired Armstrong to become an astronaut?………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Which of these animals were sent into space?Tick Two.DogRabbitSquirrelMonkeySnake

Russia USA

Sent a monkey into space. √Sent the first man into space.

Sent the first woman into space.

Sent a robot spaceship to the Moon.

Landed an astronaut on the moon.

4. Which countries was the space race between?…………………………………….. and ……………………………………..

5. Why did NASA send a robot spaceship to the moon?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6. Find and copy the first words said on the moon.………………………………………………………………………………………………7. Decide which country these statements are about. One has been done for you.

Use the internet to find the answers to these questions.

Use the internet to find the answers to these questions.

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spherical

Mercury

3rd

mars

Neptune Uranus

jupiter

gas

orbit

ANSWERS

1. What is the biggest planet?2. What is the smallest planet?3.Which is the closest to the sun?4.Which is the furthest away?5. How far away is Neptune?

1. What is the biggest planet?2. What is the smallest planet?3.Which is the closest to the sun?4.Which is the furthest away?5. How far away is Neptune?

This is the XB-70 Valkyrie, the worlds fastest plane. It travels at Mach 3 (3704 km/h)

Using this speed and the distances on the previous page. Calculate how long it would take to travel to each planet on this plane.

Distance/Speed = Time

Gravity and Space Quiz

Question One: We experience day and night on Earth because:

A) The Earth is spinning

B) The Earth is tilted

C) The Earth is round

D) The moon orbits the Earth.

Question Two: The time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation is:

A) One year

B) One day

C) One season

D) One month

Question Three: The part of the Earth facing away from the Earth is experiencing:

A) Night - time

B) Daytime

C) A total eclipse

D) Winter

Question Four: Which of the following is untrue?

A) The Sun follows the same path in Winter as in the Summer

B) The Sun rises in the East

C) The Sun sets in the West

D) The Sun’s path goes high across the sky in the Summer

Question Five: When we in Britain are experiencing our winter:

A) The Northern part of the Earth is tilted away from the Sun

B) The Southern part of the Earth is tilted away from the Sun

C) People in Australia are also having their Winter

D) The Sun’s path goes high in the sky

Question Six: What is a Natural Satellite?

A) A comet

B) An asteroid

C) A space station

D) A moon

Question Seven: What forces hold the Solar System together?

A) Frictional

B) Magnetic

C) Gravitational

D) Electrical

Question Eight: What is an elliptical orbit?

A) One that looks like a slightly squashed circle

B) One that is circular

C) One that goes clockwise

D) One that is bigger than the Sun.

Question Nine: Which of the following is luminous?

A) The Earth

B) The moon

C) Jupiter

D) The Sun

Question Ten: On which planet is the force of the Sun’s gravity the weakest?

A) The Earth

B) Jupiter

C) Neptune

D) Pluto

ANSWERS• 1 A

• 2 B

• 3 A

• 4 A

• 5 A

• 6 D

• 7 C

• 8 A

• 9 D

• 10 D

COMPLETE THE WORKSHEETS ATTACHED.