Seven percent of Americans believe the moon landing was staged. The presentation covers manned space exploration from the beginning of the space race through the Gemini missions. The lesson is the 23rd in a set of 26.

Concepts

space exploration, the space race, sputnik, nasa, john f. kennedy, mercury, apollo 11, space shuttles, the international space station

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research animals in space; Laika was not the first as stated in the presentation and most textbooks
• Show the video before or after using the presentation

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson best fits as an introduction to manned space exploration from an American perspective
• The resource is the 23rd in a set of 26 science presentations

Pros

• Includes 12 worksheets to help cement pupils' understanding
• Provides links to historic videos, helping learners make a connection to the material

Cons

• Formatting is off on some slides covering the text

Common Core

RST.6-8.4