Intrepid Explorers

Today we will be...Comparing Columbus and Armstrong.

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We have found out a lot about two intrepid explorers over the last few lessons!

Read the sentences on the next slides. Can you work out if the

sentence is describing Neil Armstrong or Christopher

Columbus?

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He was born in Italy.

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It was Columbus! He was born in Genoa in Italy in 1451.

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Before he was famous as an explorer, he was a pilot.

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It was Armstrong! He trained as a pilot and was a fighter

pilot in the Korean War.

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He was in charge of voyages to places no person had ever been before.

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It was Armstrong! No one had ever landed on the moon before but there

were people already living in the Americas when Columbus got there.

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He was given a hero’s welcome when he returned home.

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It was both of them! Both men were welcomed home as heroes when they

returned from their voyages.

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Today we are going to be comparing the lives and achievements of Christopher Columbus and Neil

Armstrong.

What does it mean to compare two people?

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Comparing people means thinking about what is the same about them and what is different about them.

How many things can you think of that are different about Columbus and Armstrong?

What did they each explore?

How did they travel?

What did they find? Where were they from?

When did they live?

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Did you think of these things?

Columbus was born in Italy but Armstrong was born in

America.

Columbus was born in 1451. Armstrong wasn’t born until

1930.

Columbus didn’t go to school but Armstrong did.

Columbus travelled on a ship whereas Armstrong travelled in

a spacecraft.

It took Columbus 5 weeks to reach America. It took Armstrong 4 days to

reach the moon.

Columbus used a compass to help him navigate. Armstrong

used a computer.

Columbus brought back new foods. Armstrong brought back

rocks and soil.

Columbus discovered a place no one in Europe knew about. Everyone knew

where the moon was!

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How many things can you think of that are the same about Columbus and Armstrong?

What did they both do?

What do you think they were both like?

What did they both achieve?

What do people think about them both

now?

What did people think about them when they were

alive?

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Did you think of these things?

They were both brave and adventurous.

They were both explorers who wanted to find out more about the world.

They both explored new places.

They were both welcomed home as heroes.

They are both remembered today by many people.

They both helped people understand more about the

world and the universe.

What do you think the biggest difference between Columbus and Armstrong is?