Tyhon Biography Project - 2nd grade

1. YURI GAGARIN BIOGRAPHY
BY TYHON KLEPAR
2ND GRADE, MS. FOURNIER
HIDING BLOCK
(MOVE ME WHEN GUESS WHO IS DONE)

2. GUESS WHO
CLUES:
1) He became famous 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961.
2) He was a well-trained test pilot.
3) He was the first man to fly in space.
Date of birth: March 9, 1934
Place of birth: USSR (now it’s Russia)
This person was: a man
This person lived: Moscow, USSR

3. MY FAMOUS PERSON IS
YURI GAGARIN,
cosmonaut
(it’s the same as astronaut)

4. YURI GAGARIN WAS
CHOSEN OUT OF 347
PILOTS AND HE HAS BEEN
TRAINED FOR MORE THAN
1 YEAR BEFORE HIS FLIGHT
INTO SPACE.

5. THE SPACECRAFT THAT TOOK
GAGARIN TO SPACE WAS CALLED
“VOSTOK-1” (WHICH MEANS
EAST-1)

6. A YEAR BEFORE GAGARIN, 2 DOGS –
BELKA AND STRELKA (SQUIRREL AND
ARROW) – FLIED TO SPACE AND BACK.
THAT’S WHY A HUMAN COULD FLY TO
SPACE TOO.

7. GAGARIN FLIED
AROUND THE EARTH
IN ABOUT 108
MINUTES.
HERE ARE MORE
INTERESTING
NUMBERS ABOUT HIS
FLIGHT.

8. THANK YOU !