TEACHER'S   CORNER

LESSONS

KID'S CORNER

HOMEPAGE

Apollo 11 was the first successful manned flight to land on the moon.  This effort was the culmination of a decade long U.S. effort to reach the moon. It was a triumph of planning and team work.

• print a copy of the Apollo questions (below)
• explore the various links on that page to answer questions
• Click here for the overview of the Apollo 11 mission.
• place the completed questions in your portfolio to be assessed.

• With a partner discuss your mission objectives using questions below as a guideline
• build your spacecraft, the "Murray 11" listing the materials and step by step instructions
• test how effective your spaceship will fly with the "egg" test

        1. What was the primary mission for APOLLO 11?

        2. How many men landed on the moon?

        3. Name APOLLO 11's crew.

        4. When did APOLLO 11 take off?

        5. Who was the first man to step on the moon?

        6. Name the two modules that made the APOLLO 11 space craft.

        7. What samples were taken from the moon?

        8. What difficulties did they encounter on the moon?

        9. What parts of the flight were considered most important?

       10. How many hours did round trip take?
 

Mission Murray-Guidelines

    1. Where are you going?

      2. What is your mission?

      3. Who is your crew?

      4. How many crew members will you have?

     5. What skills should each crew member have?

      6. What supplies do you need?

      7. What kind of spacecraft is needed for the mission?

      8.  What safety precautions are you going to take when your crews return?

      9. What kind of tests are you doing?

     10.  Should this mission be national or international?