Space Travel

1957…Sputnik is launched into space

The Soviet Union launch the first satellite into space

April 12, 1961…. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, becomes the first human in space

He orbited the Earth and returned safely

1961…Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

May 5, 1961….Alan Shepard becomes the first US citizen

in space

1962…John Glenn becomes the first US citizen to orbit the Earth

May 25, 1961 President Kennedy’ challenge

President John F. Kennedy challenges the country to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade

President John Kennedy Moon Speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ

President Kennedy’s Address to Congress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUXuV7XbZvU

Research Project:

Students will work in groups to create a space travel timeline (4-5 per group)

Each student is responsible for the following research component 2 Mercury missions

2 Gemini missions

2 Apollo missions (Excluding Apollo 13)

3 space shuttle missions Include the purpose for the mission and whether or not it was successful (3 complete

sentence minimum)

Picture of the rocket

Date

1 current event

Presentation:

Students must present their project via… Movie

Puppet show

Play

News cast

Other (teacher approval)

Presentation must include2 Mercury Missions2 Gemini Missions2 Apollo Missions3 Space Shuttle missions1 current event

All students must have a part in the presentation in order to get credit

Bibliography

http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/space-timeline.html