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Nasa: Discovery Education: "Nasa at 50" Series: 1958 Project Mercury Begins Instructional VideoNasa: Discovery Education: "Nasa at 50" Series: 1958 Project Mercury Begins Instructional Video
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9th - 10th
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Nasa: Discovery Education: "Nasa at 50" Series: 1958 Project Mercury Begins

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View a brief video of the 1958 Project Mercury (4:25). After watching the video, view the teacher's guide to help filter class discussion about space exploration. The teacher's guide includes vocabulary definitions, discussion questions, student objectives, and classroom activities.

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space exploration, space programs, nasa

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history of space exploration, project mercury, space activities, space history timeline, space videos

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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