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APOLLO 11 MOON
LANDING
The 24-hour clock system is the most commonly used time notation in
the world today. The day which is 24 hours long runs from midnight
to midnight. The last minute of the day begins at 23:59.
12-hour clock 24- hour clock
12:00 a.m. 00:00
Midnight (Start of the Day)
1:00 a.m. 01:00
2:00 a.m. 02:00
3:00 a.m. 03:00
4:00 a.m. 04:00
5:00 a.m. 05:00
6:00 a.m. 06:00
7:00 a.m. 07:00
8:00 a.m. 08:00
9:00 a.m. 09:00
10:00 a.m. 10:00
11:00 a.m. 11:00
12:00 p.m. Noon 12:00
1:00 p.m. 13:00
2:00 p.m. 14:00
3:00 p.m. 15:00
4:00 p.m. 16:00
5:00 p.m. 17:00
6:00 p.m. 18:00
7:00 p.m. 19:00
8:00 p.m. 20:00
9:00 p.m. 21:00
10:00 p.m. 22:00
11:00 p.m. 23:00
DEPARTMENT FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMES – MALTA
April 2020Did you know that…?
The 24-hour clock system dates back to ancient
Have you ever thought about the
times and is believed to have originated from
advantages of the 24 hour clock
the Egyptians. Egyptians used what is known as
system?
the Egyptian astronomical decan system. They
It is less likely to confuse used visible stars to tell the time after the sun
between morning and evening set. The decan system included 36 different
times. easily recognizable star groups. Egyptians took
It is easier to distinguish noon note of the fact that these star groups would
and midnight from each other. continuously rise 40 minutes one after the
It is easier to calculate other and they used this information to create
duration of time. the clock. groups. Egyptians took note of the fact
that these star groups would continuously rise 40
minutes one after the other and they used this
information to create the clock.
TASK: Relive the Apollo 11 Mission, the epic historic event that marked
the first moon landing. (This task is based on the 1969 Moon Landing as
described in the website
https://www.history.com/topics/space-exploration/moon-landing-1969)
Read the clues to discover the timeline of this historic event that
captured the attention of millions of people around the world and fill
in the table below.
Note that the events are written in chronological order (the events
are arranged one after the other in the order they happened). Time is
set according to the time in Malta.
For the first event only the date has to be filled.
The use of a timeline can be helpful in this task.
DEPARTMENT FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMES – MALTA
April 2020
The informationEvent in Chronological Order Clue Date Time in Time in
12-hr 24-hr
clock clock
1. The American effort to send To the nearest 10,
astronauts to the moon had its the year is 1960.
origins in an appeal made by The year is an odd
President Kennedy. number. When
divided by 3, it
“I believe this nation should commit leaves a remainder
itself to achieving the goal, before this of 2.
decade is out, of landing the man on the It is fifth month of
moon and returning him safely to the year.
Earth.” The date was a
square and odd
number and is not
divisible by 3.
J.F. Kennedy
2. Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy The year was 8
Space Centre with astronauts Neil years after the
Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael appeal of President
Collins aboard. Kennedy. It is the
seventh month of
LIFT OFF the year.
The date was a
square number and
has 5 factors.
The time was 8
hours 28 minutes
before midnight.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and
Michael Collins
DEPARTMENT FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMES – MALTA
April 20203. The lunar module Eagle, operated by 4 days after the
Armstrong and Aldrin separated Apollo 11 took off
from the command module in which from Kennedy Space
Collins remained. Centre.
The time was 14
minutes before
8:00p.m.
4. The Eagle began its descent to the The time was 2
lunar surface and the craft touched hours 31 minutes
down on the southwestern edge of after the time in
the Sea of Tranquility (the landing event numbered 3.
site of Apollo 11, a flat dark plain on
the moon).
5. Armstrong opened the hatch of the The time was 6
lunar module and made his way hours 22 minutes
down the module’s ladder. after the time in
event numbered 4.
6. Armstrong stepped off the ladder 17 minutes after
and pounded his foot on the moon’s event numbered 5.
powdery surface. Armstrong spoke
his famous words, “that’s one small
step for a man, one giant leap for
mankind.”
DEPARTMENT FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMES – MALTA
April 20207. Aldrin joined Armstrong on the 19 minutes after the
moon’s surface. Together they took event numbered 6.
photos of the terrain and planted a
U.S. flag. They ran a few simple
scientific tests and spoke to
President Richard Nixon via
Houston.
8. Both astronauts were back in the 1hour 56 minutes
lunar module and the hatch was later than event
closed. That night the two numbered 7.
astronauts slept on the surface of
the moon.
9. The Eagle began its ascent back to
the command module. A plaque was 4 hours 6 minutes
left on the surface of the moon. It before midnight
read: “Here men from planet Earth
first set foot on the moon-July 1969
A.D.- We came in peace for all
mankind.
10. Armstrong and Aldrin successfully 3 hours 41 minutes
docked and re-joined Collins. later than event
numbered 9.
11. Apollo 11 began its journey home. 7 hours 21 minutes
later than event
numbered 10.
DEPARTMENT FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMES – MALTA
April 202012. Apollo 11 splashed down in the 2 days later than
Pacific Oceans. the date event
numbered 11.
SPLASH DOWN Time was 6 hours 50
minutes past noon.
How long do you think
the Apollo 11 mission
took from lift off to
splashdown?
Interesting question. Let
me think. I will soon tell
you.
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