Space: A New Frontier

In January, we launched our new space theme by watching a video of the 1^st Moon landing. Our curiosity piqued, we set about asking questions, such as, “How did they launch a rocket into space?” and “How old was Neil Armstrong when he went to the Moon?”

In science, we have been fascinated by finding out about what's out in space. We’ve been learning about what a solar system is, including the specifics of our solar system (a sun orbited by eight planets and other celestial bodies). We’ve learnt about theoretical models of the solar system as created by Ptolemy and Copernicus and why scientific understanding has changed since Ptolemy. We’ve begun developing our knowledge further by creating our own representations of the solar system, thinking carefully about the relative size of planets, their distances from the sun and the speed at which they orbit the sun.

In writing, we've begun learning about the 1st Moon landing and used this to build on our knowledge of recounts, looking at informal letters and diary entries as well as more formal news paper reports. 

In art, we're learning about retrofuturism and will be working towards creating our own space image.

On January 16th we're visiting the Space Centre to find out more about the space race, lunar rovers, space technology and astronauts in space. We'll use our new knowledge to design and create lunar rovers.