Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Grade 4-12: The History of Modern Rocketry with NASA's Digital Learning Network (Marshall Center)

This virtual tour will take your students on a journey through the history of manned spaceflight, including visits to some of the historical landmarks (early rocketry, the space race, and up to NASA's vision to returning to the Moon)

Topics include:

* Early and Modern Rocketry
* The Space Race
* Propulsion Systems: What Makes a Rocket Fly?
* Destinations: Moon, Mars, and Beyond
* Virtual Tours of Historic Spacecraft and NASA Facilities

Instructional Objectives: Science (NSE) Standards
• Unifying Concepts and Processes
• Science as Inquiry
• Physical Science
• Science and Technology
• History and Nature of Science

This program is available by request/on demand ONLY
Cost: FREE

Scott Anderson
scott.c.anderson@nasa.gov
One Tranquility Base Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805
Phone: (256) 544-5881
http://nasadln.nmsu.edu/dln