Three video clips show real-life news coverage from the Apollo 1 disaster. Young historians learn what events led to the disaster. Clips cover the initial disaster, the astronauts discussing the mission before the launch, and a ceremony commemorating the Apollo 1 mission. 

Concepts

aerospace, space exploration, space, space flight, space programs, nasa, american history, news broadcast

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair the clips with an timeline activity that maps out the events that led to the Apollo 1 mission disaster 
• Have learners prepare their own news broadcasts based on the events of Apollo 1

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a free C-SPAN classroom account in order to view the videos 

Pros

• Showcases different points of view of the event
• Short running time makes it easy to show more than one video 

Cons

• An ad plays before each video clip