1. Space Travel

2. 1957…Sputnik is launched into space  The Soviet Union launch the first satellite into space

3. April 12, 1961…. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin  Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, becomes the first human in space  He orbited the Earth and returned safely  Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, becomes the first human in space  He orbited the Earth and returned safely

4. 1961…Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo  May 5, 1961….Alan Shepard becomes the first US citizen in space  May 5, 1961….Alan Shepard becomes the first US citizen in space

5. 1962…John Glenn becomes the first US citizen to orbit the Earth

6. 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

7. President John Kennedy Moon Speech  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ

8. President Kennedy’s Address to Congress  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUXuV7XbZvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUXuV7XbZvU  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUXuV7XbZvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUXuV7XbZvU

9. 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  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

10. Presentation:  Students must present their project via…  Movie  Puppet show  Play  News cast  Other (teacher approval)  Presentation must include  2 Mercury Missions  2 Gemini Missions  2 Apollo Missions  3 Space Shuttle missions  1 current event  Students must present their project via…  Movie  Puppet show  Play  News cast  Other (teacher approval)  Presentation must include  2 Mercury Missions  2 Gemini Missions  2 Apollo Missions  3 Space Shuttle missions  1 current event All students must have a part in the presentation in order to get credit

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