History of Superman

Todays inquiry we have been learning about Superman. We watched a video to find out information about him. Our class especially looked at how he adapted from being a normal to a superhero. Here are the questions that was given to us.

History of Superman... 

• man of steel...red underwear or blue underwear? Why did it change? When man of steal first started he had red underwear. But then DC wanted to change it to blue because they thought it would be better.
• Krypton - what is it? Krypton is where Superman was from.
• Why was it important to Superman? Because the Queen and King of Krypton sent superman to earth right after the plant exploded. So to honor his birth parents he created a statue of them holding the globe.
• What part did Superman's parents have in his survival? They sent him to earth with a homemade spaceship.
• Original powers? Did he fly in the beginning? He was not able to fly in the beginning. His original powers were that he could only jump 1/8 of a mile, and run fast enough to pass the express train. Superman was not as strong as he is now.
• What changed in term of his super powers? He became from not being able to fly from flying. Superman has more strength.
• Daily planet - his workplace...how does he adapt between his human workplace and being a superhero? In his normal life he acts natural, looks natural and talks like a normal person.