Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Marvellous Moon
Did You Know?
Over 100 years before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a Victorian writer named Jules Verne predicted such a journey! Incredibly, Verne imagined rocket travel long before the motor car had even been invented. His story, From the Earth to the Moon, sparked curiosity about space and inspired generations to dream of achieving the impossible.
Word Challenge
Copy and correct just the words (listed below) that have a spelling error.
Help: All of the words can be found in the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Rewrite the sentence below with an alternative relative clause to the one underlined.
Jules Verne, who is widely regarded as the father of science fiction, was a French novelist, poet and playwright.
Number Challenge
Fact: The Moon takes 27 days to orbit the Earth and 27 days to rotate once on its axis.
The number 27 is special because it is three times the sum of its digits:
27 = 3 x (2 + 7)
Find some two-digit numbers that are seven times the sum of their digits.
Critical Thinking
How do you think space travel will develop over the next 100 years?