TOPIC Week 3-Term 3-Lesson 1

Discussion 1 2 3 Where did Neil Armstrong come from? Learning Objectives: To revise the previous lessons. Discussion 1 2 Where did Neil Armstrong come from? What space agency did he work for? 3 Why was he an important person in history?

Who is Neil Armstrong? Neil Armstrong was a famous American astronaut. Learning Objectives: To write sentences about Neil Armstrong. Who is Neil Armstrong? Neil Armstrong was a famous American astronaut. He is famous for being the first man on the Moon.

Learning Objectives: To write sentences about Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong’s Life He was born in 1930, in the state of Ohio in America. He was 15 years old when he got his first pilot’s license. After attending university he became a test pilot and flew over 200 different aircrafts in his career. He was accepted to be part of the NASA Astronaut corps in September 1962.

Neil Armstrong’s Life His first trip into space was aboard Gemini 8. Learning Objectives: To write sentences about Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong’s Life His first trip into space was aboard Gemini 8. Then in 1969 he went aboard Apollo 11 and became the first man to walk on the Moon. He died in 2012 in Ohio, America.

Learning Objectives: To write sentences about Neil Armstrong. Walking on the Moon Michael Collins On December 23, 1968, Neil Armstrong was offered the chance to command the space shuttle Apollo 11. This would be the first manned landing on the Moon. After months of practice and preparation the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on July 16th 1969. Neil Armstrong, along with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, landed on the moon. Neil became the first man to walk on the Moon on July 21st 1969. The astronauts arrived back on earth on July 24th 1969. Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin

Neil Armstrong’s Famous Words Learning Objectives: To write sentences about Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong’s Famous Words After stepping onto the Moon Neil Armstrong was heard saying – “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Brainstorm Neil Armstrong Learning Objectives: To write sentences about Neil Armstrong. Brainstorm Neil Armstrong

Now let’s write 2 sentences using this information? Learning Objectives: To write sentences about Neil Armstrong. Now let’s write 2 sentences using this information? *** Try writing one more sentence by yourself.

Early Finishers Use what you have learnt over the last 5 lessons to label the below picture.

Early Finishers Use what you have learnt over the last 5 lessons to label the below picture. Apollo 11 Foot Prints Command Module Neil Armstrong

Did you know that the UAE has it’s own space agency!

UAE Space Agency “The global space industry has travelled a great distance since October 1957 when the world saw the launch of the very first satellite, Sputnik.  The vision of United Arab Emirates is equally as bold as the first space pioneers, and we are taking key steps to make the vision of our great father His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of the nation an exciting reality. Our establishment of the first space agency in the GCC region will ensure that the UAE is at the forefront of both establishing and advancing the space sector in the Middle East and beyond.” - H.E. Khalifa Mohamed Al Romaithi, Chairman of the UAE Space Agency

Initiatives The important projects that they are running are: Thuraya: Established in April 1997, Thuraya Telecommunications Company is a global mobile satellite service provider of voice, text and data service to two-thirds of the world’s geographical area, across more than 160 countries. Yahsat: Since being incorporated in 2007, Yahsat has implemented extensive research and interaction with customers to design the region’s first multi-purpose satellite system consisting of two satellites and related ground infrastructure. MBRSC: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) was created and established by the Dubai Government in 2015. The Centre is integral to the strategic initiative put in place by the government to inspire scientific innovation, technological advancement, and to advance sustainable development in Dubai and the wider UAE.

Missions The MBRSC hope to send a space probe to Mars!!! Mission to Mars: The mission to Mars program is the first by an Arab, Islamic country. The program will be fully financed and supervised by the UAE Space Agency and developed by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)  in support of international partners.   The UAE will be one of only nine countries with ambitions to explore Mars and the unmanned probe will travel more than 60 million kilometres in nine months and will be launched to coincide with the UAE’s 50th anniversary. We want to build the first Arab, Islamic probe to reach Mars by encouraging the peaceful application of space research. Therefore, it is vital that our schools, universities and colleges provide world class education in maths, science, physics and space studies. We are seeing more courses and labs develop and more institutions commit to and support this exciting field.

Dana of the Emirates When Dana was only 9 years old she had already done a number of training programs with NASA where she received certificates for her participation. Dana was involved in simulation practice, rocket design, programming, and launch. She was praised for her rocket design. http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dana-of-the-emirates-nasa- s-youngest-astronaut-candidate-2015-10-13-1.606528