The Space Race
A Webquest

by Mr. Henry and Mrs. Rokhvadze


Introduction
Task
Process and Resources
RUBRIC
Conclusion
 

Introduction

Our ESSENTIAL Question:
How did the cold war affect the race for technology, nationalism, and defense in the 1960s?
 

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Task
You are a U.S. senator during the 1960s.  Congress has asked you to present
information on whether to promote or refute the
need for a space program as necessary to “win” the cold war."

You can either:
-make a speech to congress
-create a poster for a poster campaign

Your task is to pick a side and be that senator.  You must either outline
a speech or create a poster campaigning for your 'side.'
 

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Process and Resources

1. You will work alone for this project. 

2. Read the questions and examine the links below.   

3.  Answer each question briefly (one sentence).

4. Using your research, pick a side either promoting
or refuting the space race in our country's bid to win the cold war. 
Remember, you are a senator and must either
write a speech or create a poster for your campaign.

Explain the growth of atomic weapons
between the two superpowers.

http://www.pjhealy.com/coldwar/arms.html

What major event caused the United States t
o enter into the space race?
Why was the United States so concerned about this event?

http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/SpaceRace/sec200/sec200.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/peopleevents/pandeAMEX53.html

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decad244.htm

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decad244.htm

Why was the launch of Sputnik so
historically significant toward the space race?

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/sputnik/

http://images.google.com/imgres? imgurl=

http://www.quirkyworks.com/judith_mae_andersen/1957/button_space_race.jpg&imgrefurl=

http://www.quirkyworks.com/judith_mae_andersen/1957/&h=200&w=200&sz=
5&tbnid=je0frPlx23SzRM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=99&hl=en&start=6&prev=/images%3Fq%3
Dspace%2Brace%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

How did American politicians react to the space race?
Kennedy? Johnson? Nixon?

www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/j052561.html

http://www.eisenhowerbirthplace.org/legacy/ike0004.htm

http://www.jfklibrary.org/lesson_space_race.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_moon_landing/396037.stm

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=

http://www.thespacereview.com/archive/396a.jpg&imgrefurl=

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/396/1&h=285&w=400&sz=20&tbnid=Wz8u7w-EddgMjM:&tbnh=
85&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=29&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspace%2Brace%26start%3
D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

www.nasa.gov/

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/jfkeo.html

List the achievements (firsts) of the Superpowers
involved in the Space Race.

www.solarviews.com/eng/craft2.htm

http://www.time.com/time/reports/space/spacerace.html

http://www.space.com/news/spacehistory/greatest_space_events_1960s.html

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=

http://members.tripod.com/spaceracehistory/images/main.jpg&imgrefurl=

http://members.tripod.com/spaceracehistory/&h=307&w=360&sz=31&tbnid=F1ab371
HiwW5yM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=117&hl=en&start=2&prev=/images%3Fq%3
Dspace%2Brace%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

Is this a space race?
'What technological advances were necessary
and what major accomplishments were made
in space exploration?

http://unit.aist.go.jp/energy/groups/spacetech-g_e.htm

http://ranier.oact.hq.nasa.gov/Sensors_page/Optics/TeleOV.html

http://www.museum4kids.net/NewStuff.htm

http://www.unescap.org/unis/UN_ESCAP_News_Bulletin/Oct-04/Oct04.asp

Discuss the Soviet Vostok and Voskhod programs
and their importance to early manned flight.

http://www.vsm.host.ru/e_vosvos.htm

http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal114/SpaceRace/sec300/sec330.htm

http://www.fas.org/spp/eprint/lindroos_moon1.htm

List triumphs and tragedies of the early
American space program.

www.sixties.net/space.htm

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/diagrams/diagrams.htm

http://www.thespaceplace.com/history/gemini2.html

http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/mercury_program.html



The Apollo Program:
How many Apollo spacecraft missions were successful?
How many moon landings were made? Name any Apollo disasters.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo/apollo.htm

www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/apollo11/index.html

http://www.imagine5.com/apollo/A1JPG/A1Mission.html

What were the outcomes of the Space race and
Arms race between the two Cold War superpowers?

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/  

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/

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RUBRIC
 

A RUBRIC FOR EVALUATION OF THE FINAL PRODUCT

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