A Year 5 history lesson (could also be split into two lessons) on The Space Race including the confilicts and achievements of it as well as resources to create a timeline of the Space Race.
This lesson includes;
-All resources including photos and information to create a timeline
-All resources needed to sort the achievements into American or Soviet Union achievements
-A fully resourced powerpoint with examples of work, key vocabulary, a definition for history, the historical themes covered and links to a radio clip and video clips.
The lesson starts with a discussion on the definition and purpose of history as well as the historical themes and key vocabulary that will be covered during the lesson.
Within the powerpoint, children are introduced to the space race as well as some geographical work to identify where the countries involved are on a map. It includes a link to a radio clip explaining the space race with an additional video clip.
The lesson involves multiple activities (which could be split into multiple lessons) first looking at sources to sort the schievements of the Americans vs The Soviet Union.
The final activity is to create a timeline by matching the key information with pictures and ordering them in their books. An example is provided .
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