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Dawn of the Age: Teacher Packet

Compiled by: Morehead State University Theatre with help from Bethany DeMoss

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1

Correspond Standards 2

Vocabulary 3

Space Travel Timeline () 6

NASA Web-Quest on Missions (Middle Grades) 9

References 20

1 Corresponding Standards

Kentucky Department of Education, Social Studies Standards

Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, S.S 2.20 trends, and issues to develop historical perspective. Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, S.S 2.20 (4th) trends, and issues to develop historical perspective. Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, S.S 2.20 (5th) trends, and issues to develop historical perspective. Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, S.S 2.20 (6th) trends, and issues to develop historical perspective. Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, S.S 2.20 (8th) trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.

2 of Vocabulary

Older

Vocabulary Word Definition Known as the Program was the third program carried out by the NASA, responsible America Luna Program for the of the first on 's . The program consisted of 5 unmanned test , 4 manned test flights and 7 manned lunar landing flights. A multi-staged heavy man-rated expendable V built by NASA to send to the moon and return them to Earth. First manned to Moon; it made 10 lunar in 20 hours. Frank , James , and crewed the flight. first to drive on the moon, flew in space three Commander times (, , and ) A natural that causes two objects to move towards each other. It is dependent on the mass of the two objects and the separation distance between them. World’s first artificial , a 23 inch diameter Sputnik polished metal sphere launched by the on 4 October 1957. An object that orbits another body in space. can be classified as “Natural” or “Artificial”. Natural refers to a naturally occurring physical object in Satellite around another body. Artificial refers to a man-made object which has been intentionally placed into orbit around another body. First spacecraft to carry a human into space. Launched by the Soviet Union in 1961 it carried Soviet Cosmonaut 1 Gargarin in to orbit as the first human to reach and the first human to orbit the earth. A Soviet Cosmonaut, was the first man to walk in space Alexey Lonov (leave his spacecraft in a spacesuit for an extra-vehicular activity). The Gemini program was a manned spaceflight program US Gemini Program with ten flights conducted between 1965 and 1966. The goal was to develop spaceflight techniques critical to support the Apollo Lunar Missions. The Gemini missions

3 practiced long durations flights simulating a trip to the Moon and back, perfected procedures for extra-vehicular activity (working outside a spacecraft in a spacesuit), orbital spacecraft maneuvering, and rendezvous and docking techniques. Fourth from the , is one of the terrestrial (earth-like) . It has a thin carbon-dioxide , seasons, polar caps valleys, mountains

volcanoes, and impact craters. Mars has a rotational Mars period (day/night) approximately 40 minutes longer than Earth and a revolutionary period (Year) equal to approximately 687 earth days. Consisted of a pair of robotic space probes built by the to explore Mars. Each probe consisted of an and . The orbiters were designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit and to act as a relay for the Landers between the Vikings 1 & 2 surface of Mars and Earth. The lander carried instruments to study the , chemical composition, , seismology, magnetic properties, appearance, and physical properties of the surface and atmosphere. A spacecraft (typically in orbit around another body) designed for long durationhabitation by a crew and is capable of docking with other spacecraft for resupply and crew transfer. An earth-based terminal station designed for extra planetary with spacecraft, or Ground Antennas reception of radio waves from an astronomical radio source. Retired suborbital air-launched space-plane design that Space One completed the first manned in 2004 a habitable, modular structure spacecraft/artificial satellite in . Consisting of pressurized modules, external trusses, solar arrays and other components, the ISS serves as a microgravity and space International Space Station environment research laboratory in where crew members conduct micro gravity experiments in biology, human biology, , , meteorology and other fields.

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Vocabulary Word Definition Third program carried out America Luna Program by NASA ( ) Apollo 8 First manned flight to Moon Commander David Scott first astronaut to drive on the moon Gravity Force of attraction between two bodies Sputnik World’s first artificial satellite An object that orbits another body in space. Satellite Satellites can be classified as “Natural” or “Artificial”. The Gemini program was a manned US Gemini Program spaceflight program with ten flights conducted

between 1965 and 1966. Fourth planet from the sun, Mars is one of the Mars terrestrial (earth-like) planets. A spacecraft that orbits the Earth, where Space Station astronauts can live for up to 6 months Retired space-plane design that completed the Space Ship One first manned private spaceflight in 2004

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Space Travel Timeline From: KB Teachers

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NASA: Web-Quest on Space Shuttle Missions From: Bethany DeMoss

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Space Travel An interactive computer activity crossing curriculum between Social Studies, Math, and

In the activity students will be actively engaged using multiple senses. Students will use computer NASA’s website to explore the number of space missions and the years in which they occurred. They will compile a list of information using the NASA website to then create a graph to see the trend in space travel, past to present. Student will answer questions to better understand the trends in the graph. Lastly students will form groups and create a small presentation providing information on one specific space mission to the class.

Materials:

Computers Student Packets (p. 2-5) Teacher Packet (p. 6-10) Coloring Pencils

Teacher Instruction: Students will work individually or in pairs to complete the activity. While students search on the NASA website to acquire their information, have them read through some of the information as well. Click on view under a specific year, each year has clickable information. This will familiarize the students with the missions. When all students complete through question 6, work through question 7 with them. The teacher packet provides the graph to answer the remaining questions. Display the graph on the board or give the students print outs so that they can compare both graphs and complete their packet.

Lastly, assign your students into groups of 3 or 4 depending on class size. Pick several space missions, just giving them the name (ex: STS-66), have each group explore the website again acquiring enough information at the particular space mission to present to the class their space mission. All can be found on the same NASA website. Information for their presentation can be pictures, dates, names, launch and landing dates, the purpose of the mission, etc.

Happy Exploring!

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Name: ______Date:______Space Travel Exploration

1. Access the webpage: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/index.html 2. Using the webpage fill in your chart below. Years to use are listed below. Chart does not use every year listed on the webpage.

NASA Missions 1981-2011

Number of Missions Launch Landing Year (Past to Present) Pick 1 Mission Total Date Date

1981

1983

1985

1988

1990

1991

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1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003 2005

2007

2009

2011

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3. After completing your table, use your data to create a line graph that shows how many space missions occurred in each year above. Use the graph paper below. Make sure to label both X & Y axis and give your graph a title. Use colored pencils to enhance your line graph.

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4. What year has the largest peak in space missions?

5. What year has the largest peak in missions? ______

6. The lowest peak? ______

7. There are several more years when NASA had space missions according to their website,

we only used every other year for data. If we add in the other years, how much do you

think the graph will change?

8. In the graph on the board, there are two years with zero missions. Why might there

have been no missions for those particular years? _____

______.

9. Using the graph on the board, in which years did the graph stabilize? _

______

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Name:TEACHER PACKET Date:______Space Travel Exploration

1. Access the webpage: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/index.html 2. Using the webpage fill in your chart below. Years to use are listed below. Chart does not use every year listed on the webpage.

NASA Missions 1981-2011

Number of Missions Launch Landing Year (Past to Present) Pick 1 Mission Total Date Date

STS-2 11/12/1981 11/14/1981 1981 2 STS-1 4/12/1981 4/14/1981 STS-9 11/28/1983 12/08/1983 STS-8 8/30/1983 9/5/1983 1983 4 STS-7 6/18/1983 6/24/1983 STS-6 4/4/1983 4/9/1983 1985 STS-61B 11/25/1985 12/3/1985 STS-61A 10/30/1985 12/6/1985 STS-51J 10/3/1985 10/7/1985 STS-51I 8/27/1985 9/3/1985 9 STS-51F 7/29/1985 8/6/1985 STS-51G 6/17/1985 6/24/1985 STS-51B 4/29/1985 5/6/1985 STS-51D 4/12/1985 4/19/1985 STS-51C 1/24/1985 1/27/1985 STS-27 12/2/1988 12/16/1988 1988 2 STS-26 9/29/1988 10/3/1988 STS-35 12/2/1990 12/10/1990 STS-38 11/15/1990 11/20/1990 STS-41 10/6/1990 10/10/1990 1990 6 STS-31 4/24/1990 4/29/1990 STS-36 2/28/1990 3/4/1990 STS-32 1/9/1990 1/20/1990 STS-44 11/24/1991 12/1/19991 STS-48 9/12/1991 9/18/1991 STS-43 8/2/1991 8/11/1991 1991 6 STS-40 6/5/1991 6/14/1991 STS-39 4/28/1991 5/6/1991 STS-37 4/5/1991 4/11/1991

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STS-61 12/2/1993 12/13/1993 STS-58 10/18/1993 11/1/1993 STS-5 9/12/1993 9/22/1993 1993 7 STS-57 6/21/1993 7/1/1993 STS-55 4/26/1993 5/6/1993 STS-56 4/8/1993 4/17/1993 STS-54 1/13/1993 1/19/1993 STS-74 11/12/1995 11/20/1995 STS-73 10/20/95 11/5/1995 STS-69 9/7/1995 9/18/1995 1995 7 STS-70 7/13/1995 7/22/1995 STS-71 6/27/1995 7/7/1995 STS-67 3/2/1995 3/18/1995 STS-63 2/3/1995 2/11/1995 STS-87 11/19/1997 12/5/1997 STS-86 9/25/1997 10/6/1997 STS-85 8/7/1997 8/19/1997 STS-94 7/1/1997 7/17/1997 1997 8 STS-84 5/15/1997 5/24/1997 STS-83 4/4/1997 4/8/1997 STS-82 2/11/1997 2/21/1997 STS-81 1/12/1997 1/22/1997 STS-103 12/19/1999 12/27/1999 1999 3 STS-93 7/23/1999 7/27/1999 STS-96 5/27/1999 6/6/1999 STS-108 12/5/2001 12/17/2001 STS-105 8/10/2001 8/22/2001 STS-104 7/12/2001 7/24/20001 2001 6 STS-100 4/19/2001 5/1/2001 STS-102 3/8/2001 3/31/2001 STS-98 2/7/2001 2/20/2001 2003 1 STS-107 1/16/2003 2/1/2003 2005 1 STS-114 7/26/2005 8/9/2005 STS-120 10/23/2007 11/7/2007 2007 3 STS-118 8/8/2007 8/21/2007 STS-117 6/8/2007 6/22/2007 STS-129 11/16/2009 11/27/2009 STS-128 8/28/2009 9/11/2009 2009 5 STS-127 7/15/2009 7/31/2009 STS-125 5/11/2009 5/24/2009 STS-119 3/15/2009 3/28/2009 STS-135 7/8/2011 7/21/2011 2011 3 STS-134 5/16/2011/ 6/1/2011 STS-133 2/24/2011 3/9/2011

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***Students should only have information for one mission per year. All information is listed for each mission for teacher use***

3. After completing your table, use your data to create a line graph that shows how many space missions occurred in each year above. Use the graph paper below. Make sure to label both X & Y axis and give your graph a title. Use colored pencils to enhance your graph.

Number of Space Missions Between 1981 - 2011 10

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8

7

6

5

4

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0 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

Use your chart and graph to answer the following questions.

4. What year has the largest peak in missions? __1985 – 9 missions______

5. The lowest peak?___2003 and 2005 both have a peak of 1______

6. There are several more years when NASA had space missions according to their website,

we only used every other year for data. If we add in the other years, how much do you

think the graph will change?

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The graph below contains all data acquired from the NASA website, in 1987 and 2004 no

missions were performed by NASA bringing a mission total at 0 for that year. Use this

chart to guide your students.

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8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

7. In the graph on the board, there are two years with zero missions. Why might there

have been no missions for those particular years? _____Answers will vary; could be

insufficient funds, not enough man power (astronauts, mission specialists, etc.),

mechanical work on space shuttle. There are a wide variety of potential answers for this

question.______.

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8. Using the graph on the board, in which years did the graph stabilize? _1993.1994, 1995,

and 1996______

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19 References for Activities

Space Travel Timeline

"Space Travel History." Free Worksheets and Printable Activities. KB Teachers, n.d. Web. 1 July 2014. .

NASA Web Quest on Space Shuttle Missions

DeMoss, Anna B. “NASA Web-Quest on Space Shuttle Missions.” Morehead State University Star Theatre. NASA. 1 July 2014.

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