Lesson Overview
In this activity students will learn about the moon and the Apollo 16 mission by playing a game that helps Charles Duke in his flight to the moon. The activity uses information from the Hall of Fame video on Charles Duke, and the 8th SC earth science text book, as well as public domain photos that illustrate different aspects of the Apollo 16 mission.
There are three types of game cards:
- fact cards
- picture cards, and
- video cards
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- Earth Science: Earth’s Place in the Universe
- 7-5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of international developments during the Cold War era.
- Events during the Cold War affected the world politically, socially, and economically. To understand the significance of the Cold War, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
- 7-5.1 Compare the political and economic ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- 7-5.4 Analyze the political and technological competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for global influence, including the Korean Conflict, the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam War, the Cuban missile crisis, the "space race," and the threat o...
- Events during the Cold War affected the world politically, socially, and economically. To understand the significance of the Cold War, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
- 8-7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact on South Carolina of significant events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Lesson Created By: Lisa Ray
Lesson Partners: South Carolina Hall of Fame, Knowitall.org, ETV Education