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This 26-page resource has been designed to use as a guide to studying the US space program’s chronology.
This Outcome will allow children to research how different aspects of NASA’s space program have changed over time, including space shuttles, spacesuits, and space exploration.
Children will then write an explanation text following the 2014 National Curriculum English Objectives for Year 6.
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