Dangers of the First Moon Landing
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Objective
I can describe why the 1st moon landing was dangerous.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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To get ready for space travel, astronauts trained in unusual places like the Panamanian jungle and the Nevada desert.
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Astronauts trained in a special airplane called the “vomit comet” to get used to feeling like there was no gravity.
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Neil Armstrong was a calm pilot who landed on the moon even when the computer had an error.
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Practice
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Why was it dangerous to send astronauts to the moon for the first time?
Name two types of training the astronauts did to prepare for the dangers of space travel.
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Exit ticket
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“Name two reasons why the first moon landing was dangerous, according to the video.”
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