Moon Landing Project
St. Michael the
Archangel School
Mrs. Dover's 2nd Grade
Reading Class
We have just finished reading the story “Man on the Moon by Anastasia Suen. At the end of the story she talks about how she grew up in Florida next to NASA and how that started her interest in space. Let’s use the website: http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/MoonLanding/MoonLanding.htm#The%20Cre and see the real people who landed on the moon in 1969 and find out more information about the trip.
Please answer the following questions.
What are the full names of the astronauts who flew the mission to land on the moon?
1.______________________________________________
2.______________________________________________
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What was the exact date of the space mission?
Name the President who encouraged space travel.
How long was the crew on the moon?
What was the name of the vehicle they drove while on the moon?
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What part of the space vehicle landed back on Earth in the Pacific Ocean?
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After reading the story in our reader and looking at the website, answer this question.
Would you like to go to the moon? Why or why not?