There’s the Moon,

Way up high,

Over the rooftops,

Up in the sky!

Oh, my!

Here’s the Moon

And someone’s there!

An astronaut

Shot through the air,

He dared!

Do YOU want to know

About outer-Space?

Would you like to go

To that far-away place?

Space ace!

Science will show you

Where, why, how,

Scientists will

Create the ‘wow!’

Learn now!

Teacher Notes & Activities

Search out the answers to a fun space quiz to test you knowledge about space travel and the daily life of an astronaut.

1. What was ‘Sputnik’?

2. What was the date of the first Moon Mission?

3. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

4. Did the astronauts on that Moon landing leave anything behind on the moon?

5. There are photos of astronauts floating around the cabin of the spacecraft. Why do they float?

6. Find a definition for ‘zero gravity’ – then describe it in your own words.
7. What did the astronauts eat and drink whilst travelling on their journey to the Moon and back?

8. How many missions were there to the Moon?

9. Who were the astronauts on the first Moon landing mission?

10. Who was the first woman to go into outer-space?

Activity: Build a model of the solar system in class.

Activity: Find pictures that illustrate space stories, poems, fantasies –

Moon, ‘Man in the Moon’

Stars

Sun