Subject Enrichment Activity

Grade 5 Science

1. S U B J E C T E N R I C H M E N T A C T I V I T Y S U B J ECT : S c I E N C E C L A S S 5 / A S c H O O L : D E L H I P U B L I C S C H O O L G A Y A S U B J E C T T E A C H E R : . D E O P E Y A R I M A ' A M .

2. T o p i c ACHIEVEMENT S OF INDIAN ASTRONAUT S

3. ABSTRACT There can only be a few people who have not gazed at the stars and pondered over the mysteries of the universe and mans place in some people spend most of their lifestyle studying various celestial object s . By the very act of looking at the sky , we became involve d with astronomy. There are two major aspects of Indians astronomy one is observation and the other is calculation .

4. INTRODUCTION Astronomer is the study of planets and the Universe Gupta astronomer in ancient times India made many discoveries about the sun,moon,earth and planets its named Arabattha many astronaut and their achievements in India are ……….. 

5. RAKESH SHARMA RAKESH SHARMA was the first Indian to travel to space and the Indian government awarded him With an ASHOKA CHAKRA.

6. KALPANA CHAWLA KALPANA CHAWALA was The first indians woman go Into the space NASA space Flight medal and NASA Distinguished service medal.

7. SUNITA WILLAMS The woman who hold the record for The longest single Space flight (195) Days is SUNITA WILLIAMS

8. CONCLUSION Astronomy is one area which hastesuinaters all mankind from the begging of history in India the first reference to astronomy are to be found in Ring Veda which is dated around 2000 BC Vedic Aryan in fact infinite the sun, starts and comets and are of oldest civilization to contribute in the field of astronomy. In the language of science of astronomy called KAGULA SHASTRA. This perhaps is derived from the famous astronomical conservatives that Arayabatta studied and end the subject.

9. Ref erence https kalapna chowla achievement http RAKESH SHARMA achievement https SUNIT A WILLAMS achievement E n c y clopedia .

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