Pioneers of Space Exploration

Pioneers of Space Exploration

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The transcript covers the history of space exploration, starting from ancient observations of the stars to the invention of rockets by the Chinese. It details significant milestones such as the launch of the first satellite, Sputnik, and the first living creatures in space, including Laika, Belka, and Strelka. The transcript highlights human achievements like Yuri Gagarin's first spaceflight and Neil Armstrong's moon landing. It also discusses planetary exploration with missions to Venus and Mars. Finally, it explores the future of space travel, including the potential for space tourism.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ancient civilization used stars to tell time?

Ancient Greece

Ancient China

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Rome

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first person to study the moon and stars through a telescope?

Galileo Galilei

Albert Einstein

Johannes Kepler

Isaac Newton

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What ancient invention was crucial for the development of rockets?

Papyrus

The wheel

The compass

Fireworks

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who proposed the idea of using rockets for space travel in 1898?

Robert Goddard

Sergei Korolev

Konstantin Tchalkovsky

Wernher von Braun

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the first satellite sent into space?

Voyager 1

Hubble

Sputnik 1

Apollo 11

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which animal was the first living creature to travel into space?

Monkey

Cat

Dog

Mouse

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first human to travel into space?

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin

John Glenn

Yuri Gagarin

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