Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify reasons for space exploration in the 1950s and 1960s, a worksheet to collect facts and information to use in a speech about space travel in the past and a template to write a speech to explain reasons for the technological advancements that lead to the Moon landing.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to compose a speech outlining some of the reasons for space exploration in the past.

This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to explore how the space race in the 1950s and 1960s heralded a number of technological, cultural and political changes and advancements in the world. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.