W/C 22.06.2020: Learning Project - Space

Age Range: Y6

Weekly Reading Tasks Weekly Spelling Tasks

Monday- Task your child with reading unusual things in unusual spaces e.g. a recipe book in the bath. How many unusual spaces can they find over the week?

Monday- Pick 5 Common Exception words from the Year 5/6 spelling list here. Challenge your child to create a word web by finding 5 other related words.

Tuesday- Visit Worldbookonline and login using Username: wbsupport and Password: distancelearn. Your child can read the eBook Human Space Exploration. Ask them to note down unfamiliar words and find out their meanings.

Tuesday- Encourage your child to organise these synonyms from slowest to fastest: quickly, speedily, swiftly, hurriedly & in a flash. Which best describes a rocket launching into space?

Wednesday- Click here for a reading activity about Space Tourism. Challenge your child to read the text in 3 minutes and complete the questions.

Wednesday- Some words contain the letter string -ough- Can your child use this knowledge to complete these sentences against the clock?

Thursday- Ask your child to listen to or read along to the poem Cosmic Disco. What does your child think is the main idea in the poem?

Thursday- Task your child with identifying any space related words from the poem Cosmic Disco. Can they draw illustrations to represent these words too?

Friday- Encourage your child to research information on past space expeditions here. Which expedition was the most impressive? Why?

Friday- Get your child to proofread their writing from the day. Encourage them to use a dictionary to check the spelling of any words that they found challenging.

Weekly Writing Tasks Weekly Maths Tasks- Area and Perimeter

Monday- Visit the Literacy Shed for this resource on Broken: Rock, Paer, Scissors or your child can create a comic strip retelling Armstrong's mission to the moon.

Monday- There are a range of interactive quizzes linked to area and perimeter that your child can work through on this website. There are videos to help too.

Tuesday- Ask your child to pretend they have woken up to find an alien at the end of their bed. Write a detailed description of the alien thinking about size, appearance and the sounds it makes. Draw it too!

Tuesday- Find objects around the home and get your child to estimate the area and perimeter and then measure the actual area and perimeter. If you have not got a ruler at home use this online resource.

Wednesday- Get your child to imagine that they are a news reporter, reporting on this alien visit. They can write a newspaper report. Remind your child of the features of a newspaper . If they have access to a PC, they can type up their finished report on Word or Google Docs.

Wednesday- Your child could make a map of a newly discovered planet. Provide them with a grid drawn onto paper. Each square on the map represents 5 metres squared (m²). It must include: mountains 220m², a water source 140m², three islands that must each be between 120m² and 240m².

Thursday- Ask your child to create a travel brochure for a newly discovered planet. Consider: travel time, location, accommodation and things to do and see.

Thursday- Ask your child to have a go at the different activities in this NRICH task. This can be done on paper.

Friday- Your child can write a persuasive letter/job application to NASA asking to Friday- Order the planets based on the number of Earth days it takes for them to orbit

be the next astronaut to go into space. Remind them that they must include the skills they have that would make them the best candidate.

the Sun- Saturn: 10,759 days, Earth: 365 days, Mercury: 88 days, Uranus: 30,687 days, Jupiter: 4,333 days, Mars: 687 days, Venus: 225 days & Neptune: 60,190 days.

Learning Project - to be done throughout the week

The project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more about space. Learning may focus on our Solar System, the Sun and the Moon. It could look at life in outer space from the view of an astronaut and travelling through space.

● Moon Moves - Get your child to research the importance of the Moon to life on Earth. Ask your child to research the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth and create a model of the Earth, Moon and Sun. Here is an idea of how your child could do it.

● Through Space and Time- Ask your child to research space exploration history and create a timeline of how people have travelled into space. Get them to think about when the first rocket was launched? When did the first man travel to space? How about the first woman? What other significant events can they add to their timeline?

● Connect the Dots- Ask your child to examine the different life stages of a star and explore the names and shapes of some famous constellations. Ask your child to create a poster displaying the different constellations which can be used to teach others. Tell them to make it as creative as possible.

● Dancing into Space- Listen to Holst’s 'The Planets' with your child. Ask them to select a planet and decide what they think that planet would be like. Get them to create a dance/ set of movements to go with the music which will portray this. Take a video of their dance to share with the family and encourage your child to self-evaluate whilst watching the video. Remember to tweet a video of their dance at #TheLearningProjects.

● Mission to Space- Get your child to research the different components of a spacecraft and using their understanding of this, design their own spacecraft. Get them to think carefully about what it needs to include in order for astronauts to survive in space. Can they make a small scale model using resources from around the home? There might be inspiration here.

● PE – have a go at a Joe Wicks PE session in the mornings. How do you find them? How many star jumps can you do in a minute? Try to beat it the next day.

STEM Learning Opportunities #sciencefromhome

Mission X – Building a Bionic Hand● It is difficult and tiring for humans to work in space. Bionic hands that can be remotely operated can help humans work more efficiently in space. Try making a

model bionic hand using cardboard, straws, string and elastic bands. You will need to think about how a human hand works to help you with your design. You can find out more here.

● Sign up and access all of the Mission X resources here.

Additional learning resources parents may wish to engage with

● BBC Bitesize - Lots of videos and learning opportunities for all subjects.● Classroom Secrets Learning Packs - Reading, writing and maths activities for different ages. ● Twinkl - Click on the link and sign up using your email address and creating a password. Use the offer code UKTWINKLHELPS. ● White Rose Maths online maths lessons. Watch a lesson video and complete the worksheet (can be downloaded and completed digitally).● Times Table Rockstars and Numbots. Your child can access both of these programmes with their school logins. On Times Table Rockstars, children should

aim to play Soundcheck for 20 minutes daily.

● IXL online. Click here for Year 5 or here for Year 6. There are interactive games to play and guides for parents. ● Mastery Mathematics Learning Packs. Take a look at the mastery mathematics home learning packs with a range of different activities and lessons. ● Y5 Talk for Writing Home-school Booklets and Y6 are an excellent resource to support your child’s speaking and listening, reading and writing skills.

The Learning Projects are based on the National Curriculum expectations for the key stage which your child is in. If your child is experiencing any problems with working on this project please email their teacher via the school office: office@bourne.e-sussex.ssch.uk

If your child requires more of a challenge, or you believe that there are some gaps in their learning then Century Tech is a fantastic resource that is currently free for home learning. The app is designed to address gaps and misconceptions, provide challenge and enables children to retain new knowledge. It uses artificial intelligence to tailor the learning to your child’s needs. Sign up here.

#TheLearningProjects in collaboration with

Reading task resources

The Expedition 43 crew has completed its mission on the International Space Station. Crew members were from the United States, Russia and Italy. They flew for NASA, the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) and ESA (European Space Agency).

Expedition 43 was the start of a special mission. Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are staying on the space station for one year! Scott Kelly has a twin brother named Mark. He used to be an astronaut. NASA is studying the twins to see how Scott's body changes while in space compared to his brother's, who is stayed on Earth.

On Nov. 23, 2014, Samantha Cristoforetti, Anton Shkaplerov and Terry Virts rode to the space station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. They joined the Expedition 42 crew already there and stayed aboard to become the first half of Expedition 43.

Astronaut Terry Virts was the commander for Expedition 43. He is from Maryland. As a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Virts has flown more than 40 kinds of aircraft! He visited the space station in 2010 as part of a space shuttle mission.

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti was a flight engineer for Expedition 43. She is a captain in Italy's air force and has logged over 500 hours flying military aircraft. She is the first Italian woman to be an astronaut. And she is the second female astronaut to fly for ESA. This was her first trip to space.

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov was a flight engineer for Expedition 43. Before being selected as a cosmonaut, Shkaplerov was a pilot instructor in Russia’s air force. He was also a parachute training instructor and has performed more than 300 parachute jumps! This was his second stay on the space station.

On March 27, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko rode to the space station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. They joined the other three members of the Expedition 43 crew already on the station.

Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka was a flight engineer for Expedition 43. He is from Russia and is a colonel in the Russian air force. He stayed and became the commander for Expedition 44. This was his fourth stay on the International Space Station. He has spent more than 700 days in space!

Astronaut Scott Kelly was a flight engineer for Expedition 43. He is from New Jersey. Before becoming an astronaut, he was a test pilot in the Navy. He has flown on two shuttle missions, and this was his second stay on the space station.

Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko was a flight engineer for Expedition 43. He is from Russia. He has a degree in engineering. He was in the Russian military before becoming a cosmonaut. This was his second stay on the space station.

The Expedition 44 crew has completed its mission on the International Space Station. Crew members were from the United States, Russia and Japan. They flew for NASA, the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Expedition 44 was part of a special mission. Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are staying on the space station for one year! Scott Kelly has a twin brother named Mark. He used to be an astronaut. NASA is studying the twins to see how Scott Kelly's body changes while in space compared to his brother's, who stayed on Earth. NASA will use what it learns to keep crew members healthy in space.

On March 27, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko rode to the space station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. They joined the Expedition 43 crew already there and stayed aboard to become the first half of Expedition 44.

Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka was the commander for Expedition 44. The commander is in charge of the mission and makes sure it is a success. Padalka is from Russia and is a colonel in the Russian air force. He is an expert parachutist. This was his fourth stay on the International Space Station. He has spent more than 850 days in space! That's more than anyone else!

Astronaut Scott Kelly was a flight engineer for Expedition 44. A flight engineer has many jobs. These can include performing experiments, doing spacewalks and fixing things on the space station. Scott Kelly is from New Jersey. Before becoming an astronaut, he was a test pilot in the Navy. He flew on two shuttle missions, and this was his second stay on the space station.

Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko was a flight engineer for Expedition 44. Kornienko is from Russia. He served in the Russian military as a paratrooper. He became a test cosmonaut in 1999. He worked on the space station for almost six months in 2010. So this was his second stay on the station.

On July 22, 2015, NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko launched to the space station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. They joined the other three members of the Expedition 44 crew already on the station.

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren was a flight engineer for Expedition 44. He was born in Taiwan but spent most of his childhood in England. He finished high school in the U.S. and went to college in Colorado. He is a medical doctor. He was selected as an astronaut in 2009, and this was his first trip to space.

Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko was a flight engineer for Expedition 44. He is from Russia. This was his third visit to the space station. His earlier stays were in 2001 and 2008. Kononenko always wanted to be a cosmonaut, even when he was a little boy. He thinks it is the best job on and off Earth

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui was a flight engineer for Expedition 44. Yui is from Nagano, Japan. He was selected as an astronaut in 2009. In 2012, he lived in an underwater habitat for 12 days as part of a NEEMO research mission. This was his first trip to space.

Writing task – Monday resource Neil Armstrong fell in love with flying when his father took him for a ride in an aeroplane when he was six-years-old. As a boy, he loved to read about flying and built model planes. Neil got his pilot’s licence when he was just 16, before he could even drive a car.

Before he became an astronaut, Neil flew fighter planes for the navy and later tested experimental rocket-powered planes. It was an incredibly dangerous job, but Neil always proved calm under pressure. This got him noticed by NASA and Neil was selected as the Commander of the first mission to land on the Moon.

On the 21 July 1969, he became the first man to walk on the Moon. When Neil returned, he retired from being an astronaut, but he never stopped being interested in flying. He later became a professor and taught all about his passion for aircraft and flying. Neil Armstrong died on 25 August 2012.

Mission to the Moon

On July 16 1969, after a breakfast of steak and eggs, Neil Armstrong and his crew mates, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, blasted off on their mission to land on the Moon.

Their Saturn V rocket was the most powerful machine ever built. It was 110 metres tall and had as much power as a nuclear bomb.

After launch, it took four days to travel over 200,000 miles to the Moon. When they arrived, Neil's job was to fly the lunar module called Eagle and land it safely. It was incredibly risky; however, with just seconds of fuel left, Neil reported back “the Eagle has landed”.

Neil and Buzz then opened the hatch and climbed out. Back on Earth, more than half a billion people watched on television, waiting to hear what Neil would say:

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Neil and Buzz spent nearly three hours walking on the Moon. They conducted important scientific experiments, collected samples and took photographs.

When it was time for them to return, Neil and Buzz left the surface to rejoin Michael who had been orbiting the Moon in a separate module. All three then made the journey back to Earth, before safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. Mission complete!

Wednesday Resource – features of a newspaper

Friday resource – Skills of an astronaut

The right stuff

The first astronauts were military fast jet and test pilots. They were chosen for their quick reactions, and experience in flying difficult, experimental aeroplanes. Yuri Gagarin, first man in space was a jet fighter pilot, as were all seven of the first NASA astronauts (see left).

They were used to speed and danger, and enjoyed the challenges of trying things nobody had ever done before. A famous author, Tom Wolfe wrote a book about astronauts and he called it 'The Right Stuff', to try to describe their skills, confidence and bravery.

Because of their daring exploits, these men became famous around the world. On the right you can see a magazine cover featuring Neil Armstrong, who would be the first man to walk on the moon. Before Armstrong became an astronaut, he had been a test pilot for the X-15, the fastest aeroplane ever built.

Training, training and more training!

All astronauts undergo years of intensive training before they can fly on a space mission. Space travel is incredibly expensive, and there can be terrible danger if anything goes wrong.

Astronauts train for years at a time so they have all the skills and knowledge they might need on a mission. Crews must be able to know exactly what to do all the time, even how to deal with emergencies. They must react to any problems to save themselves, and the spacecraft they travel in if possible.

Astronauts learn what it feels like to be weightless in a special aeroplane left), and spend a lot of time practicing on the ground in special machines that simulate how everything will feel in space. They often train in swimming pools as this helps them feel weightless too.

Preparing for a mission

There is an enormous amount of preparation for every space mission. Not only do crews need to know about the things all astronauts experience, like weightlessness and how to use a space suit, they also need to learn skills that are specific to their own missions.

In the picture on the left, you can see some Apollo astronauts, being trained by a geologist. Apollo crews visited the moon, and they had to know about rocks and soil so they could understand what they saw on the moon's surface, and choose the best samples of rock to bring back to earth.

Astronauts also have to train with equipment or space craft that will be used on their mission. On the right you can see Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, practicing in a Lunar Module simulator, where they are learning how to fly the spacecraft that will land them on the moon.

Life in space

The opportunity to visit space is an exciting adventure, but it is also quite a challenge for astronauts. Zero gravity takes some getting used to - being weightless feels weird, and it even makes some people feel space-sick!

Being weightless for longer periods of time makes muscles and bones weaker, and astronauts spending time in a space station must exercise everyday to try to stay fit. Every astronaut is monitored by scientists before, during and after a mission, so they can learn more about the effects of space travel on humans - in a way astronauts bodies are used as experiments!

The simplest things are difficult in space - eating and going to the toilet require special equipment and training. The picture on the right shows a Skylab space station astronaut having a shower!

Spelling resource

Thursday resource Cosmic Disco

Maths Resources

Friday

English as second language activities1. Name the planets in the solar system.2. Which planet is near the Sun and which one is furthest away?3. Draw a picture of the solar system and label the planets.

Pluto UranusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnVenusNeptuneMercury

is the

first planetsecond planetthird planetfourth planetfifth planetsixth planetseventh planeteighth planetninth planet

in the solar system.

is

green

yellow

blue

brown

grey

red

and has rings around it.

and has no rings around it.

Pluto UranusEarth

is bigger than

is smaller than

Pluto.Uranus.Earth.

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Mars.Jupiter.Saturn.Venus.Neptune.Mercury.

is next to

4. Draw your own alien and describe it.5. Find the perimeter of the shapes. The perimeter is the length of the sides added together.