Video clips show footage from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, an anniversary of the disaster, a report from the shuttle commission, and information about astronaut Christa McAuliffe. Young academics also learn how events like the outer tank explosion led to the shuttle disaster.

Concepts

aerospace, space, space exploration, space flight, space shuttles, space programs, nasa

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair clip four with a lesson on female leaders
• Have learners create newspaper articles using information from the clips 

Classroom Considerations

• A free C-SPAN classroom account is required in order to view clips
• Create an account or use the following login credentials: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM

Pros

• The clips include archival news broadcasts of the disaster and its aftermath
• Footage highlights different aspects of the event

Cons

• None