This page is intended for anyone wishing to inspire children with factual information.
Resources are available to download and may be copied for use in schools (or other educational establishments) but may not be changed in any way without the written permission of Vix Southgate.
History
- Yuri Gagarin’s life - A brief biography
- Yuri facts
- Russian Rocket Program - A look at the history of Russian rockets and useful links for further reading
- Russian Firsts - A reference to Russian first flights and other notable achievments
Timelines
- Children’s Timeline - Yuri Gagarin’s life in an easy-to-read format
- Complete Timeline - A comprehensive account of Yuri Gagarin’s life
- Flight Timeline - 108minutes that made Yuri Gagarin famous
- Gagarin in the UK - A comprehensive account of Yuri Gagarin’s visit to the UK
- Flight Transcript - A timeline of the 12th April 1961
Research Resources (Note: any copyright infringement unintentional; please contact me if you would like these resources removed)
- Newspaper Articles
- Daily Worker 08/07/61 - 10/07/61 - 11/07/61 - 12/07/61 - 13/07/61 - 14/07/61 - 15/07/61
- Guardian 12/07/61 - 14/07/61
- The Times 15/07/61
- Manchester Evening News 11/07/61
- Other Documents (All images © The Royal Society | contact library@royalsociety.org for further information)
- Royal Society Programme 1 2 3 4 Menu
- Gagarin’s visit to the Royal Society PDF.
Teaching Resources
The presentations are intended for use in schools by the teaching staff. More in-depth talks and workshops focussing on both Yuri Gagarin and Human Spaceflight are available
- Space – Space Travel with Yuri Gagarin (KS1 KS2) (save to disk recommended) – Teachers’ packs (KS1 KS2)
- Planets – Our Solar System (coming soon)
Activity Sheets (Not interactive; please print)
- Key Stage 1 – Wordsearch (Basic), Spot The Difference
- Key Stage 2 – Wordsearch (Basic | Advanced)
- Other resources - Air-powered Rocket, Rocket making instructions (KS3&4)
Yuri Gagarin Links
- yurigagarin50.org
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin
- www.astronautix.com/astros/gagarin.htm
- www.russianarchives.com/gallery/gagarin/
Yuri Gagarin Images
- visualrian.com (for UK enquiries please contact Ralph Gibson and quote ‘VixSource’)
General Space Links