Key Stage 1 "Significant Individuals"
lesson plans and ideas
LESSON 2: Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong -
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KEY STAGE 1 SCIENCE NATIONAL CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:
• The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and
LS Lowry, Rosa Parks and Emily Davison, Mary Seacole and/or Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell
• Significant historical events
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PUPILS WILL LEARN ..
About the lives of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong.
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RESOURCES - DOWNLOAD HERE
• Powerpoint for both people
• Written profiles of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong
• Wordsearch of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong
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Suggested activities:
• LITERACY:
a short non-fiction description of each person / Diary entries for both persons at key moments in their life / letters from each person / story from the point of view of someone watching key moments in their lives / small non-fiction fact cards (similar to enclosed profiles) / instructions on how to walk on the moon / write a list if things you would take on an exploration trip
• ROLE-PLAY AREA SUGGESTIONS:
Apollo 11 Spaceship / Columbus’ ‘Santa Maria’ ship / Cape Kennedy launch site
• NUMERACY:
maths based on the distance to the moon / amount of planets / distance travelled by Columbus
• ART / DT:
draw or paint both from portraits / make a space helmet from cardboard and silver foil / make a model of Columbus’ ship using cardboard / papier mache planets
• GEOGRAPHY:
Find key places on map from both people e.g. Cape Kennedy / Bahamas / compare the surfaces of the moon and earth / try to answer questions such as ‘why are there no plants on the moon?’ or ‘why didn’t Columbus know what was on the other side of the sea?’
• SCIENCE:
Grow plants to work out why they need oxygen, sunlight and water
(linked to geo task, see above) / investigate floating/sinking related to ships
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