Wednesday, March 30, 2016

3/30 Space Race Exam and Intro to LBJ

Space Race Final Review--
Apollo Missions and Landing Sites
The Men Who Walked on the Moon
Gene Kranz
Overview of the Space Race Article


Space Race Exam (Notes were okay).

Intro to LBJ and the LBJ Library Research Assignment.

After logging into the Blog--Click on the LBJ and Warren Court Assignment.  Do Questions #1-10.  These are due electronically or in class by 4/4 (Next Monday).

3/28 Apollo 11

Video and Instruction on the End of the Space Race with the Apollo 11 Landing

Thursday, March 17, 2016

3/2-16 Space Race --THE RIGHT STUFF

Intro to the Space Race

Entrance and Exit

NASA Products---article and write-up

The Right Stuff---
From the video, what did it mean to say that they had the Right Stuff?  What was the Right Stuff?

How did they show that they had the Right Stuff?


Extra Credit for over Break looks like this:

Extra Credit Project:

* Research a person, place or thing that is important to the study of the Sixties Era in America. After researching, for 25 pts. you may do one of the following:

A. Write a two-three page paper explaining what this topic is about. Explain why knowledge of this topic is important to understanding the psychological principle.

B. Do a 15 slide PPT.

C. Make a poster or diorama of the topic.

A bibliography is necessary to validate your research. (2 Sources Minimum)
An informal presentation to the class on the date which we return 

For 15 pts. you may do one of the following:

1. Watch a movie or documentary about a Sixties Era topic (do not use a movie from the class) and write up a review (1-2 pages typed).
2. Read an article from a newspaper or periodical that is significant and write up a summary (with article attached)---1 to 2 pages typed.

2/24-3/2 JFK Unit Work and EXAM

Cold War Wksts

Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis

JFK Unit Packet