Movers and Shakers

Last term, we looked at the Dawson's model to help us identify people who are historically significant and we learnt all about Herbert Ingram. 

We began looking at significant explorers and learnt all about Christopher Columbus who travelled from Europe and discovered the Americas. This term we are going to continue learning about explorers and will look closely at Neil Armstrong. We will then look at significant activist and study Rosa Parks.

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong was a famous explorer, however, he didn't explore the world, instead he explored the moon! Neil Armstrong was the first person to step foot on the Moon in 1969. He travelled in the Apollo 11 alongside Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. 

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was a significant activist who was arrested when she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, USA in 1955. Her arrest started the Montgomery bus boycott, which lasted a year before the segregation rules on buses were changed.