The space race began in 1957 with the Soviet Union’s surprise launch of Sputnik, the first-ever artificial satellite sent into space - opening a new front in the Cold War for the two world superpowers. Part 2: Watch a short video on the origins of the space race. What questions do you have about the space race? What do you want to know more about? So, how did you do on the quiz? ( See the answer key at the bottom of the lesson.) Congrats if you impressed yourself! But don’t worry if you didn’t ace it there will be more chances to learn fascinating information and stories about the quest to reach the moon. The footprint on the moon left by the Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin (pictured above) will last for how long?Ī) Just a few more months b) 10 years c) One hundred thousand years d) Tens of millions of years What were the Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he stepped on to the surface of the moon?Ī) “So cool!” b) “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” c) “To infinity and beyond!” d) “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”ĥ. Which of the following animals have been in space?Ī) Jellyfish b) Chimpanzee c) Pig d) Dog e) All of the aboveĤ. The moon is roughly _ miles away from Earth.ģ. Finally, we invite students to connect the lessons of the past to our current era of space exploration and debate whether we should still be seeking out new adventures in outer space.Ī) giant slingshot that grazed the moon b) jet-propulsion plane that broke the sound barrier called the Khrushchev c) supersonic missile called Red Dawn d) the world’s first artificial satellite named SputnikĢ. We begin with a short quiz on the space race as a warm-up activity and later offer several creative options for students to apply and extend what they learned from the Times archives, such as creating a children’s book for “hidden figures” of the space program and curating a museum exhibition. In this lesson, students will look closely at original Times reporting on the space race and explore the questions: What was the space race? Who won it? And why does it still matter? Today, there is a different kind of race being run, as private companies compete to take ordinary citizens to space, the moon, Mars and beyond. Fifty-two years ago, the Apollo 11 crew landed on the moon - the culmination of a decade-long “space race” between the United States and the Soviet Union - widely regarded as one of humanity’s greatest achievements.
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