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  • Ko te pae tāwhiti, whāia kia tata. Ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia tina.

    Seek out distant horizons and cherish those you attain.

    Kia ora. Welcome back to Term 4. Last term we looked at inventions and innovations.  Many times, these inventions and innovations helped us to survive and thrive, they met a need or an opportunity and improved our lives.  Sometimes, the invention or innovation benefited our leisure time - in New Zealand we create many different ways to get the adrenaline flowing.  Sometimes thought, the invention or innovation is based around an idea or a wondering.  Is the moon made of cheese?  Could we live at the bottom of the ocean?  Is there other life out here?  This term our contect is "Out of this World".  We are going to look at the Space Race, and what that means for us and our planet.  should we be looking for somewhere to ecape to? Should we be fixing what we have damaged? Why was the 1960's such a time of development in looking beyond our planet?

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify key people involved in the 1950-60s Space Race
    • Create a time line of events leading up to the moon landing
    • Describe some of the environmental impacts of space exploration
    • Explain some elements of the current situation in space exploration

    Activities:

    1. Read text "Sky High" 
    2. Create dot-jot notes from the text (in exercise books)
    3. Read "The Space Race"
    4. Create dot-jot notes from the text (in exercise books)

    Homework:
    Complete dot jot notes



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING the developments used to observe or explore space to illustrate how our knowledge of the universe has evolved over time.