Introduction
Get ready to take a journey to the beginning of human exploration in outer space. Welcome to the space race!
Task
You are a reporter for the KME Post. Your assignment is to write an article about the space race. Your article should have the following information:
Who was the space race between?
What was important about the space race?
When did the space race take place?
Where did the space race take place?
Why was there a space race?
As a reporter, you want to captivate your audience with exciting information. Your article should have an attention grabbing heading, an eye popping visual, and factual information.
Critical Thinking: Evaluate
In your article, you need to explain why President Kennedy wanted to beat the Soviet Union to the moon. You will need to find evidence in your research to support your explanation.
Have fun exploring the space race!
Process
Link 1: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/SpaceAge/
Link 2: http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php
Link 3: Brain Pop Video- Apollo Project
You will need to access this video at school.
http://www.brainpop.com/technology/transportation/apolloproject/preview.weml
Evaluation
Student Rubric:
_____ I have an attention grabbing heading
_____ I have an illustration to support my article
_____ I have factual details about the space race
_____ I have a topic sentence, supporting details, and a closing sentence
_____ I included the who, what, when, where, and why questions in my article
_____ I answered the critical thinking question and cited evidence to support my answer
_____My article is organized and I used transitional words
_____I used good word choice
Conclusion
Who won the space race?
Cite evidence to support your answer.
Credits
Link 1: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/SpaceAge/
Link 2: http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php
Link 3: Brain Pop Apollo Project