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"One Giant Leap for Mankind" Lesson Plan"One Giant Leap for Mankind" Lesson Plan
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"One Giant Leap for Mankind"

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Students explore the significance of the Apollo 11 lunar landing by interviewing an adult for memories of the mission. They incorporate their interviews into news articles as 'journalists' in July 1969 to document this historic 'step for mankind.'

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astronauts, space exploration, space travel, the moon

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apollo, astronauts, john glenn, moon, nasa, space exploration, science
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Year
2005
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