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Lesson Three – Sputnik
This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and record the impact on the world community following the launch of Sputnik by Russia during the space race.
The class can compose and present a news report to describe what happened when Sputnik was launched and explain how the advancement affected the world in political and technological terms.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate and record the impact on the world community following the launch of Sputnik by Russia during the space race
Activities in this teaching pack include a display poster and shared reading text to describe the launch of a Russian spacecraft in the 1950s as part of the space race and a template to structure and format a new report about the launch of Sputnik One Russia during the Cold War period.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record the impact on the world community following the launch of Sputnik by Russia.
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.
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