Special Science Musuem Homework- Due Monday
Next week we are going to the Science Museum. Later this week you will get a letter explaining all about your visit. At the museum, we are going to see many amazing science inventions.
Your homework this week is to answer these questions below as these exhibits will be at the museum for us to view.
You might even want to find pictures of these so you can spot them at the museum. You can also answer these questions on the blog comment section if you wish.
Space Questions
- What is the ‘Eagle’ and why is it important?(hint– the lander that took astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin to the Moon in 1969)
- What is the British Black Arrow and why is it important?
- What is the United States Scout and why is it important?
- What is the Huygens module and why is it important? (hint – Visited Titan in 2005) (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/The_mission)
- What is the Beagle 2 Mars Lander and why is it important?
Flight Questions –
- What is the Antoinette monoplane and why is it important?
- What is Amy Johnson’s Gipsy Moth and why is it important?
- What is the Vickers Vimy, which first crossed the Atlantic in 1919 and why is it important?
- What is the Supermarine S6B racing seaplane and why is it important?
- What is the Hawker P1127 – which led to the Harrier jump-jet fighter and why is it important?
- What is the Boeing 747 jumbo jet and why is it important?
Making the modern world
- What is the Apollo 10 command module and why is it important?
- What is the Stephenson’s Rocket, and why is it important?
- What is the Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 1 and why is it important?
- What is the Crick and Watson’s DNA model and why is it important?
- What is penicillin and why is it important? ( from Fleming’s laboratory)
Extension – We are also going to watch an IMAX presentation called ‘A Beautiful Planet’. This film is a breath-taking portrait of the planet captured from the International Space Station. Can you find out how the film appears to three dimensional when you put on your 3d glasses? (Go to http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=56 if you need help)
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The trip to Science Museum was on 25th January with both Year 5 classes. We took the tube from Harrow-on-the-Hill. chWehe Science Museum is next door to the Natural History Museum. We changed at Finchley Road and Green Park to reach South Kensington.
The first floor was closed to visitor as we were informed that Tim Peake will be using the floor to build a model of an ISS. Therefore, we went on the second floor and got to see various spacecrafts like Rockets, Black Arrow, Eagle and Space Shuttle. We saw pictures of Uri Gagarin, Neil Amstrong, Buzz Aldrian and few others astronauts.
Then we saw an entire floor full various models of planes, motor cars, boats, engines and steam train engines. Afterwards, we went to a room full of computers. There were several games on these computers which were very challenging and difficult to play.
Towards the end of the trip, we all went to see the 3D IMAX movie on Beautiful Planet. The movie showed the life and beauty on our Planet Earth.
For me, the best part was the games on the computers. We all really had a very educating and wonderful day.
On Wednesday I went to the science museum . When I went in , the first thing that caught my eye was a huge train and also a lot of historic things like passports from the 60s . After that we went to the space part of the museum and I saw a replica of the British black arrow . I also went to see an amazing IMAX film called A Beautiful Planet . It was all about earth and nature in space . I enjoyed my school trip to the science museum .
In our Science lesson we have been learning about “Space”, to expand on our knowledge about Space we paid a special visit to The Science Museum on Wednesday 25th January 2017. When we arrived at the Museum, our first stop was at the James Watt and Our World. In this section, we explored how the development of steam power had an impact over 300 years. I learnt that trains required fire wood to operate and they transported coal all over the world. Our next visit was to the Exploring Space exhibition. I enjoyed discovering a host of rockets such as British Black Arrow, satellites and space probes such as The Beagle 2 Lander. I was fascinated to see a piece of the Moon. We next visited the Making the Modern World, here I saw the penny farthing alongside other great iconic vintage vehicles. Afterwards, we visited Our Lives in Data, we uncovered the diverse ways that our data is being collected, analysed and used. From toys that can understand a child’s personality and smarter public transport planning to new technology that is helping uncover the causes of rare diseases and cancer, big data’s invisible revolution has begun!! I had the opportunity to answer five questions which I answered all correctly, in regards to our world. Next, we visited Challenge of Materials, and we saw many interesting artefacts. Our next stop was Who Am I, it was a fun interactive gallery. Then, we visited The IMAX Theatre, were we experienced a 3D Imax film called ‘A Beautiful Planet’ which was shown on one of the largest screens in the UK. The movie was a great watch, as it was about the planet Earth and it’s nature and how water is of great importance to the world. We enjoyed a nice afternoon lunch, followed by our final visit to the Fly Zone. This exhibited replicas of several planes, and I saw the capsule of a plane. I was fascinated to see the uniforms that were worn by the pilots. We ended are day by visiting the lovely souvenir shop were I brought lots of goodies. I can truly say that my trip to the museum was a great experience and I would definately recommend it to all my family and friends!!!
Today I went to the science museum.We first went to see a train exhibition and saw lots of historic artefacts such as a passport like it was made in the old days.Next we went to a space exhibition and saw rockets made from paper and cardboard like the British Black Arrow.Then we went to the flight exhibition and saw replicas of planes.After that we went to a gallery where I could see cars and trains with lots of other replicas of transport.Then we went to have lunch and it was really crowded there! Afterwards we went to another exhibition and you could see screens in the windows of the plane.Then we went to our last exhibition and played a game where you had to tap on different countries of the world and help them with climate problems and the aim is to try and get five snow globes at the end.Then we went to see the IMAX movie which was called A Beautiful Planet. It is all about Earth and its nature.Then we went to the museum shop and I had fun shopping. My favourite part was when you could images which looked 3D in the movie.I had fun on the trip I hope you will to!
MAKING THE MODERN WORLD
1. Apollo 10 command module was a rehearsal for the moon landing.
2. Stephenson’s Rocket was an early steam train (locomotive). It was built for a railway company in Lancashire and Yorkshire (Manchester and York) in 1829. It was important because it was the most advanced locomotive and later steam trains were based on it. This train was the beginning of train travel.
3. Babbage’s Difference Engine No.1 was the first computer ever. It could perform calculations faster than humans.
4. Crick and Watson cracked the code for DNA. They made a model to show what DNA looks like if you magnified it up lots of times. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA tells a cell how to behave and grow. It is also the set of chemical instructions that live in cells in every living thing on earth. DNA has 2 strands twisted together. It is an important discovery because if you have a knowledge of DNA you can help people with cancer. Sir Paul Nurse – who also went to my Dad’s school – found out how to use DNA to solve cancers.
5. Penicillin was the first antibiotic. It was used to prevent infections – fight infections. In the past people died from infections. You could cut the infected part out or off ! or use maggots to eat the dead flesh. Now the good bacteria in penicillin could kill off the ones causing the infection. But there is a problem today. We have used so many antibiotics that the bad bacteria are becoming resistant (used to) and the antibiotics don’t work as well anymore. If we carry on as we have been we will not be able to make new antibiotics quick enough and we will have to find something else to fight infections.
FLIGHT
1. Antionette monoplane was an early one wing plane made to get the French military to order them. It was very light and fast. An attempt was made to cross the English Channel in one. It looked like a dragonfly.
2. Amy Johnson’ Gipsy Moth was a bi-plane (2 wings on top of each other). Amy Johnson used it to solo from England to Australia making her the first person and first WOMAN to do this. Another interesting thing about the Gipsy Moth was that it was made from wood. The De Havilland Company made them.
3. Vickers Vimy was a heavy bomber aircraft first used during the First World War. After the war it made a non-stop crossing of the Atlantic. Alcock and Brown flew the plane in June 1919. It was good aircraft to use because it could carry all the fuel needed for the mission. It had been a bomber before so could carry heavy loads.
4. The Supermarine S6B racing seaplane was like its name says a seaplane that was build to fly races. The race was the Sneider Trophy. Air Chief Marshall Sir John Bothman – who went to my Dad’s old school – flew the plane. They won. This plane was what the Spitfire (Second World War fighter plane) was modelled on.
5. The Hawker P1127 s another military plane. This one is important because it was the first to have vertical take-off and horizontal flight. The position of the engines and how they can turn was what made it so different. This type of plane can be used on aircraft carriers, on the front line and in forests or built up areas.
6. A Boeing 747 jumbo jet is a popular passenger jet. It can travel long distances and transports between 400-600 passengers. It has a double-decker style, is made in America but the engines are Rolls-Royce (British ones). The 747 is important because it meant that plane travel was cheaper and easier for ordinary people.
SPACE
1. The eagle was the lunar module which enabled Armstrong and his crew (Collins and Aldrin) to land on the moon.
2. The British Black Arrow was a satellite launcher rocket. It’s important because without it it would not have been possible to put satellites into orbit. Satellites are an important innovation which means mobile phones and things like GPS can work.
3. The US Scout was a rocket another rocket launcher, but this time an American one. It had the same function as the British Black Arrow to put small satellites (or vehicles) into orbit.
4. Huygens module was a probe that landed on one of Saturn’s moons in 2005. It when to test the atmosphere. It was important for a few reasons. First, it was a European project and the only ever landing made in outer space. Second, it sent back pictures to Earth and temperature recordings. It recorded a temperature of -180 degrees celsius. That’s pretty cold. Today it was -2 in London! Huygens was launched in 1997. So it took a long time to get to Titan.
5. The Beagle 2 was a British Mars Lander that was undertaken by the European Space Agency in 2003. The thing about this mission was that it failed. It was supposed to have looked for past life on the surface of Mars. Although the Beagle 2 landed ok on Christmas Day 2003, there was no returned contact with the craft and on February 2004 the mission was abandoned.
Answer 1) The Eagle was the Lunar Lander Module which was part of the Apollo 11 Spacecraft. In the Eagle module, there were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin. The Eagle Lander was launched from the Command Module and landed on the Moon. Neil and Aldrin became the first human beings to land safely on the surface of the moon.
The reason why Eagle is important is because Eagle is the national bird of America and also the name of the first man made object to land on moon. At 4:18 p.m. on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong’s voice crackled from the speakers at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston. He said simply, “the Eagle has landed.”
Answer 2) Black Arrow is a 40ft tall rocket designed for carrying scientific satellites. Black Arrow was uniquely a British effort aunched from Woomera in Australia. The rocket and its payload were designed and built by several British companies and government labs. Black Arrows costs significantly less compared to the rockets made by NASA.
Answer 3) Scout, an acronym for Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test system, is a four-stage solid fuel satellite system capable of launching a 385-pound satellite into a 500-mile orbit. Scout is NASA’s most successful and reliable launch vehicle. Through the years, Scout has launched 94 orbital missions, (27 Navy navigational and 67 scientific satellites), seven probe missions and 12 reentry missions.
Answer 4) Cassini–Huygens is an unmanned spacecraft sent to the planet Saturn. Cassini is the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter orbit, and its mission is ongoing. It has studied the planet and its many natural satellites since arriving there in 2004. Development started in the 1980s. Its design includes a Saturn orbiter (Cassini) and a lander (Huygens) for the moon Titan. The two spacecraft are named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Christiaan Huygens.
Answer 5) The Beagle 2 was a British Mars lander that was transported by the European Space Agency’s 2003 Mars Express mission. It was a failed astrobiology mission that would have looked for past life on the shallow surface of Mars.
The spacecraft was successfully deployed from the Mars Express on 19 December 2003 and was scheduled to land on the surface of Mars on 25 December; however, no contact was received at the expected time of landing on Mars, with the ESA declaring the mission lost in February 2004, after numerous attempts to contact the spacecraft were made. The Beagle 2 is named after HMS Beagle, the ship used by Charles Darwin.
Science homework
Space
1. What is the eagle and why is it important?
The eagle is the lunar landing module (LM-2), built for the Apollo missions to the moon. The eagle is important as it was the ship that took astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin safely to the surface of the moon in 1969 and then back into orbit to dock with the Apollo capsule to return to Earth.
2. What is the British black arrow and why is important?
The British black arrow was a British satellite carrier rocket. Its final flight (in 1969) was the first and only successful orbital launch to be conducted by the UK.
3. What is the United States Scout and why is it important?
The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages. They were used from 1961-1994.
4. What is the Huygens module and why is it important?
Huygens was an atmospheric entry probe that landed successfully on Saturn’s moon Titan in 2005. The Cassini Huygens mission became the first spacecraft to land on Titan, and the furthest landing from Earth a spacecraft has ever made.
5. What is the Beagle 2 Mars landler and why is it important?
The Beagle 2 was a landing craft designed to search for signs of life on Mars. After being lost in space for a long time, scientists have now discovered that Beagle 2 did make it to Mars. Sadly it hasn’t been able to send information back to Earth.
Flight
1.What is the Antoinette monoplane and why is it important?
The Antoinette monoplane was made in 1909 in France and the maker was Leon Levavasseur. It was the first plane, which attempted to fly across the English Channel. However, due to a short engine failure, it never made it.
2.What is Amy Johnson’s Gipsy Moth and why is it important?
The Gypsy Moth was a De Havilland Bi-plane. In 1930 Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia, travelling 11,000 miles in the Gypsy Moth, which was bought second-hand by her father for £600.
3.What is the Vickers Vimy, which first crossed the Atlantic in 1919 and why is it important?
The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber that fought in the First World War. It is both a military and civil aircraft and has flown 7 record flights during the war and Alcock and Brown flew the Vickers Vimy across the Atlantic Ocean (between England and America)
4.What is the Super marine S6B racing seaplane and why is it important?
The Super marine S.6B was a British racing seaplane developed by R.J. Mitchell. It was an iconic fighter and Britain’s most successful interceptor of World War II.
5.What is the Hawker P1127 and why is it important?
The Hawker P.1127 was the experimental and development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first vertical and short take-off and landing jet fighter-bomber.
6.What is the Boeing 747 jumbo jet and why is it important?
The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft and it first flew commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years.
Making the modern world
1.What is the Apollo 10 command module and why is it important?
The Apollo 10 mission was the practice run for the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969.It was never planned for the astronauts to land on the moon – if they had tried, they wouldn’t have had enough fuel to get back to the command module and travel back home
2.What is the Stephenson’s rocket and why is it important?
Stephenson’s rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement.
It was the first to bring together several innovations to produce the most advanced locomotive of its day.
3.What is the Babbage Difference Engine and why is it important?
It is an automatic mechanical calculator. It is used by engineers, scientists and navigators to compute many useful number tables.
4.What is the Crick and Watson’s DNA model and why is it important?
In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double helix structure of DNA. DNA carries the genetic information in cells in the body.
5. What is the penicillin and why is it important?
Penicillin is a group of antibiotics. It was among the first medications to be effective against many bacterial infections.
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Can you find out how the film appears to three-dimensional when you put on your 3D glasses?
You film the same image from 2 different angles. The digital projector puts both images on the same screen and they overlap. The 3D glasses allow each eye to focus on one image creating the illusion of 3 dimension.
I did the space questions and these are the answers I got:
1.What is the Eagle and why is it important?
The Eagle is the spacecraft that took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon and its important because it landed on the Moon in 1969.
2.What is the British Black Arrow and why is it important?
The British Black Arrow is a British satellite carrier rocket and its important because it was the first successful orbital launch to place the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit.
3.What is the United States Scout and why is it important?
The United States Scouts are some American rockets made to put satellites in space and they are important because they were made with solid fuel stages in a very long time.
4.What is the Huygens module and why is it important?
The Huygens module is a probe and its important because it landed on the surface of the Titan (one of Saturns Moons in 2005.
5.What is the Beagle 2 Mars Lander and why is it important?
The Beagle 2 was a British mars Lander and its important because it was transported by the European Space Agency in 2003 for a Mars Express Mission.
1) The Eagle is the module that took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon in 1969.
2) The British Black Arrow was a British satellite carrier.
3) The United States Scout performed an orbit around Mercury.
4) The Huygens module was the first successful spacecraft to land on one of Saturn’s moons (Titan).
5) The Beagle 2 Mars lander was a module that tried to land on Mars, but was unsuccessful.
Q1 what is the Eagle and why is it important ?
The Eagle the a lunar module witch Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in . It is important because it helped them complete the mission of landing on the moon .
Q2 what is the British Black Arrow and why is it important ?
The British Black Arrow was a satellite carrier rocket . It is important because it helped to see what the earth looked like from space .
Q3 what is the United States scout ?
The United States scout were rocket launch vehicles from America .
Q4 what is the Huygens module and why is it important ?
The Huygens module was an atmospheric entry probe to land on one of Saturn’s moons . It is important because it gives us an idea on how life on our planet began .
Q5 what is the Beagle 2 mars lander and why is it important ?
The Beagle 2 was a mars lander from Britain made by the European space agency .It is important because it was a failed mission that would of looked for life on mars .
Space Answers
1) The Eagle is the lunar module which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. It is important because it completed the mission of landing on the moon.
2) The British Black Arrow was Britain’s satellite launcher. It is important because it helped us to see how the Earth looked like from space.
3) The United States Scouts family was an American launch used to put small satellites to orbit the Earth. It was important because it was the first orbital launch vehicle to be made from solid fuel.
4) The Huygens module went to Saturn’s biggest moon Titan. It is important because the Huygens module had become the first spacecraft to land on Titan which was the furthest journey made from Earth to space.
5) The Beagle 2 Mars Lander is Europe’s first Mars lander. It actually landed on Mars in 2003. It is important because it failed its mission that would have looked for past life on Mars.
1.The eagle is a space ship part of the Apollo project it took Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon held against the Russians and the Americans the Apollo space crafts were launched by the Americans known as (NASA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration which was started in 1958
2. The British Black Arrow is important because it was one of the first rockets to lunch the first British satellite into space which successfully orbited the earth.
3. Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test”’ system (SCOUT) The Scout family of rockets were launch vehicles used to place satellites into space orbit around the Earth.
4. The Huygens module was a probe that landed successfully on Saturn’s moon Titan in 2005 It is important because it is the furthest landing from Earth a spacecraft has ever made.
5.beagle 2 mars lander was the first probe on mars which is why it is so special
Space Questions:
1. What is the ‘Eagle’ and why is it important?
The ‘Eagle’ is important because it was the spacecraft which took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon.
2. What is the British Black Arrow and why is it important?
The British Black Arrow was the British Satellite Carrier Rocket and it is important because it was the first and only successful orbital launch conducted by the United Kingdom.
3. What is the United States Scout and why is it important.
The United States Scout performed an orbital track of Mercury.
4. What is the Huygens module and why it is important?
Huygens was a probe which landed successfully on one of Saturn’s moons called Titan.
5. What is the Beagle 2 Mars Lander and why is it important?
The Beagle 2 Mars Lander was successfully deployed from Mars Express on 19th December 2003 and was scheduled to land on the surface of Mars.
I did the space questions and here are the answers that I got.
1.Why is the eagle important?
The eagle is important because that is the spacecraft that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took to the moon.
2.What is the British Black Arrow and why is it important?
The British Black Arrow is important because it was one of the first carrier rockets to orbit successfully by the royal aircraft establishment.
3. What is the United States scout?
The United States Scout was to perform an orbit track of Mercury.
4. What is the Huygens module and why is it important ?
The Huygens module was an atmospheric entry probe to land successfully on one of Saturn’s moons.
5. What is the Beagle 2 Mars lander and why is it important ?
The spacecraft successfully deployed form on Mars express on the 19th of December 2003 and scheduled to land on the surface of mars.
Space Questions –
1) The Eagle is the Lunar Module which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in. It was important because it helped them to complete the mission of successfully landing on the moon.
2)The British Black Arrow was a British satellite carrier rocket
carried satellites and placed them into orbit of the Earth. It was important because it helped to see what the Earth looked like from space by getting the satellite to orbit it.
4) The Huygens module visited Titan (Saturn’s largest moon) in 2005. It is important because it can offer clues about how life began on Earth.
Flight Questions-
6) Boeing 747 jumbo jet is an American wide-body commercial jet air liner and cargo aircraft.
Science Homework
Space Questions
Q1. What is the ‘Eagle’ and why is it important?
A1. The Eagle is a lunar module that Armstrong and Aldrin entered. It is important because it consisted several self-contained experiments to be deployed and left on the lunar surface, and other scientific and sample collection apparatus.
Q2. What is the British Black Arrow and why is it important?
A2. The British Black Arrow was Britain’s satellite launcher. It is important because it placed the only British launched satellite into orbit.
Q3.What is the United States Scout and why is it important?
A3. The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. It is important because the Scout multistage rocket was the first (and for a long time, the only) orbital launch vehicle to be entirely made of solid fuel stages.
Q4. What is the Huygens module and why is it important?
A4. The Huygens module was an atmospheric entry probe that landed successfully on Saturn’s moon Titan in 2005. It is important because it was part of the Cassini–Huygens mission and became the first spacecraft ever to land on Titan and the furthest landing from Earth a spacecraft has ever made.
Q5. What is the Beagle 2 Mars Lander and why is it important?
A5. The Beagle 2 was a British Mars lander that was transported by the European Space Agency’s 2003 Mars Express mission. It is important because it was a failed astrobiology mission that would have looked for past life on the shallow surface of Mars.