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This page is intended for anyone wishing to educate children.

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. Please contact me at

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 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; for more information please contact
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 | Advanced), 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 and quote ‘VixSource’)

General Space Links

www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/index.html

www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/galleries/space.aspx

www.spacecentre.co.uk

www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/index.htm

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