Tuesday 10th November 2020
TODAY´S FACTS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
UNIT 1. OUR WORLD IN SPACE.
People who made a difference: Neil Armstrong.
When did he fly for the first time? He flew for the first time when he was six years old.
When he grew older he became a test pilot.
He tested the "Apollo 11" and was the first astronaut to walk on the moon.
What did he do after being an astronaut? He became a professor of Aerospace Engineering.
IRREGULAR VERBS
Infinitive form Past form
- To make made
- To fly flew
- To be was/were
- To grow grew
- To become became
- NEMONIC FOR PLANETS NAMES:
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles.
Mercury- Venus- Earth- Mars- Jupiter- Saturn- Uranus- Neptune.
Studying the Solar System
- The Solar System is made up of the Sun, at the centre, and other celestial bodies which orbit it (planets, moons, asteroids, comets).
- Telescopes are instruments that astronomers use to study the Solar System.
. The first telescope was developed in the 17th century and used lenses.
. Now, telescopes use mirrors, for example the famous Hubble .
- Robotic machines are sent to space to collect information:
. Rovers are space vehicles with wheels that can lad and explore the surface of a moon or planet.
. Probes orbit distant planets and moons.
What shape is the Earth?
-In the past, people believed that the Earth was flat.
-Later, the Greeks understood that the Earth was sphere.
-Now, thanks to the images satellites send we are sure the Earth is round.
HOMEWORK
Social science classbook: Finish summary page and study it.
Page 18, activity 2 ( In the notebook).
Page 36, activity 3 ( In the notebook).
Activity book page 2 , activities 1, 2 and 3.
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