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This The Process of Early Space Flight: The Gemini Program interactive also includes:
- Student Activity
- NASA's website
- Astronaut Edward H. White II's Space Walk on Gemini IV
- Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Entering the 30' Altitude Chamber
- Photograph of Gemini 3 Launch
- Photograph of Gemini 3 Recovery
- Photograph of Gemini 3 Recovery on the U.S.S. Intrepid
- Photograph of Gemini 3 with clouds, Atlantic Ocean and Bermuda in Lower Right
- Gemini 9 Recovery
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Ideas take flight in an exciting activity on the NASA Gemini Program. Young scholars analyze photos from NASA's Gemini Program and place photos in the correct sequence of events. Academics also discuss the program and how the steps to space flight worked before finishing with a group discussion on what historians learned about space travel and NASA.
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Concepts
america, the united states, nasa, aerospace, outer space, space, space exploration, space flight, space programs, space shuttles, space travel, the space race, government regulation, flight, rockets, historical analysis, historical context, historical documents, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, comparing images, image analysis, imagery, photo stories, photograph analysis, sequence of events
Instructional Ideas
- Show video clips from the Gemini Program
- Arrange for an individual from the space program to speak to the class about the Gemini Program
Classroom Considerations
- Activity requires Internet access for each student
Pros
- Activity can be completed as a class
- The resource provides additional information on the NASA shuttle program
Cons
- None
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