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HISTORY OF SCIENCE: ASTRONAUTS Lesson PlanHISTORY OF SCIENCE: ASTRONAUTS Lesson Plan
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HISTORY OF SCIENCE: ASTRONAUTS

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Students study the pioneers of space exploration and travel; identify some of the early astronauts who prepared the way for others; examine the social and political conditions at the dawn of the Space Age; and differentiate among space practices.

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political conditions, space age, space exploration, science

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