Space race

• Geschiedenis, Engels
• Basisschool
• Groep 8

What do you know about space?

What is going on?

• World War II
• The Soviet-Union (Russia) and the United States (America)
• The Cold War (1947 – 1991)

The Spoetnik 1 (Satellite) was the first satellite in space (1957)

The Americians did the same thing only 4 months later (the Exporer 1)

What kind of animal went to space first?

1. A dog
2. A monkey
3. A cat
4. A horse

Gordo (1958)

The same year Laika went to space

Miss Baker (1959) 

Belka en Strelka (1960)

Why would they send animals toe space?

What is a moonlanding?

1. A ship landing on the moon
2. A ship with people landing on the moon
3. A ship with animals landing on the moon

The first moonlanding

• Was in 1959
• Loena-2
• Soviet-Union

Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.(1961)

The americians would sent Alan Shepard to space 3 weeks later.

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space (1963)

Niel Armstrong became the first man on the moon. (1969)

The space race

• That is what they called this
• The United States won 

The first person in space was.....

1. Niel Armstrong
2. Valentina Tereshkova
3. Alan Shepard
4. Yuri Gagarin

What will the future look like?

Have a discussion with the person next to you about the future of space exploration. What will it look like? And what will people find in space?

What did you talk about?