Historical Events in Space Exploration

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Historical Events in Space Exploration

• By
• Miss Currey

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Start

• Congratulations. You and your group have been
  selected as Guest reporters for the Space Times.

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Task

• Your mission is to become reporters for the
  newspaper. You must create and design your own
  group newspaper. Your group must divide the work
  into reporters, editors, designers, and editor
  in chief.
• You are going to be reporting on these
  historical events during space exploration.
• Sputnik
• First American Woman in Space
• Neil Armstrong Walking on the Moon
• Apollo 13
• Space Shuttle Launch
• Columbia Explosion

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Process

• You have to get as much information as you can on
  each of your topics. You may use the websites
  that are provided or you may use ones that you
  find on your own.
• You must find the 5 Ws on your assigned topic.
• Who?
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• Why?

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Links

• www.google.com
• http//www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/
  
• http//www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/MoonLanding/
  MoonLanding.htm
• http//womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_r
  ide_sally.htm
• http//www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/
  AS13/a13.htm
• http//www.aerospaceguide.net/spaceshuttle/columbi
  a_disaster.html
• http//www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/sts_1

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Advice

• Have fun and just do the best that you can.
• Just remember the Five Ws and the project will
  be easier

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Assess

• You will be assessed on the quality of your
  article. The quality is the most important. The
  article does not have to be long as long as you
  have enough information in it that people will
  understand it.
• Rubric
• Information20 Points
• Participation10 Points
• Creativity10 Points

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Standards

• South Carolina Science Standards
• Grade Four
• 4.III.A.1.f.
• Research and describe the historical/cultural
  significance of astronomy, such as navigation and
  exploration. (P, H, T, N)
• 4.III.A.1.g.
• Explore and identify careers in space science.
  (P)
• Grade Eight
• 8.IV.2.j
• Summarize some of the programs that have allowed
  people to explore space. (H)

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Release Form

• This quest was prepared by Tammy Currey as a
  part of a project for Education 382 at Newberry
  College during Fall 2004. Teachers in the
  Newberry County Schools have permission to use
  this quest with students/parents.