Investigative Study

Topic:

The Moon landing

Investigate the moon landing using Behind the News on The ABC website, videos, and internet and newspaper articles.

Oral: 25%

Interview a person who can remember the moon landing and what Adelaide was like 40 years ago.
learn to direct an interview by asking a variety of questions, including open-ended ones
Listen to the opinions and ideas of other people.
work critically
Report individually to the teacher on their evaluation of the interview.
3-5 minutes

Written task: 25%

Learn to find information and assess it for relevance to the topic.
develop skills in taking notes
Exposition essay: Use two sources synthesising ideas and information from diverse sources. (500 words)
working independently
discuss their drafts with the teacher

Open this site. Watch the videos and read the articles
To start our Investigation we need to know the meaning of the words below.

Use the wiki to open links, watch videos and start your discussion thread.
Write the definitions in your workbook.

Vocabulary

Astronauts
Broadcast around the world
Tracking stations
Beamed around the world
The ‘dish’ played a vital role
Mission
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Luna landings
Hoax
Orbiting
Galaxy
Astronomers
Luna dust
Meteorites
Craters
Solar system
Colliding debris
Bombardment
Impacts
Rock samples
Asteroids
Space walk
Transformation into a global power
Space race: Russia and USA

Open this link. What happened 40 years ago?

Write 50 words: Post a discussion on this page. Start a discussion thread.

First prepare your ncomment. Write a draft in your workbook.

Who went to the moon?
Why?
What did they do there?
What did they see?
How did Australia help?
What did they leave on the moon?
Why is the moon landing an important event?

Now read 2 other comments and write a short reply. give your opinion. Do you agree with them?

Click on the photo. Watch and listen to the BtN video

Text 1 Behind the News

July 20 marks the 40th anniversary of people first landing on the moon. It will be remembered as one of the most significant events in history.

Listen to the video without the transcript.
Can you answer any of these questions?

Focus Questions

How many people watched the moon landing on television?
What do you think was meant by the statement `It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’?
What did Russia do that sparked the race to conquer space?
How did the United States respond to this?
What promise did US President John F Kennedy make?
Why was going to the moon more complicated than going into orbit?
What role did Australia play in the mission?
Why is the US planning to send people back to the moon?
Do you think it is money well spent? Explain your answer.
Why do you think the moon landing will be remembered as one of the biggest achievements of all time?

Listen and read the transcript in your workbook on page 4 and 5.

Write 10 ndefinitions on page 6.

Now answer the questions in your workbook.

Text 2:Space Kids

The International Space Station

OK Have you ever wondered what it's like to live out of this world - on a space station? What do astronauts do all day up there? Well in this story we find out and some kids talk to a NASA astronaut while he's in space! Catherine has been finding out about an interesting experiment they've been involved in!
CATHERINE ELLIS, REPORTER: Space exploration has come a long way since Laika the orbiting dog - she was the first living creature sent into space.

Click on the link and watch the video about Space Kids.
Listen for the first time.
Can you answer any of the questions?

Questions

1. Who was the first living creature to be sent into space?
2. Why do you think animals were sent into space?
3. What is the International Space Station?
4. How many countries have been involved in setting up the ISS?
5. What did students from a High School astronomy club learn about living in space?
6. What question would you ask if you had the opportunity?
7. What sort of work do the astronauts do on the space station?
8. What is the aim of the seed project?
9. Predict what you think will happen.
10. What other seed experiments do you think they could have conducted in space

Listen for a second time. Can you answer any questions now?

Read the tapescript in your workbook on page 8 and 9. Complete the vocabulary section and complete your answers.

Check out the International Space Station

Look at the photos and related videos

Answer the questions on page 10 of your workbook.

Text 3: Newspaper Article

Read the article on page 11 of your workbook.

40 Years of Giant Leaps for all of Mankind

What is the legacy of the moon landing?
Why is it the greatest achievement of all time?
What is the impact of the landing on 21st century society?
President Obama said that the moon landing was the height of exploration and discovery.
Why?

Notes from Article

The moon landing sparked:

Innovation
Drive and entrepreneurship
creativity

What do we have now that we did not have 40 years ago?

Colour TV
Microwave oven
Iphones
The internet
Electric cars
High-definition television
Robotic surgery

What else has the moon landing started?

A new economic boom was started.
An era of invention (a new period in history)
Young people are inspired to create new and bigger things

How has technology evolved since July 21, 1969?

Prices and wages have changed.
People’s income has increased and
the cost of electrical appliances such as sewing machines, TVs and irons has decreased.

How have cars changed since 1969?

ABS
Airbags
Air conditioning
Power steering
Electronic stability control
Window tinting

How has medical science changed?
· Robotic surgery

What will NASA do in the future?

NASA will continue with the program to send astronauts on a new space journey to Mars by 2037.
The Constellation project will put humans back on the moon by 2020.

How much will it cost?

$180 billion.

Are these space projects a waste of money?
Would this money be better spent on earth?

Dr Miriam Baltuck thinks that the space projects are a good idea. They are not a waste of money.
Why?
The space projects are only a small part of the US budget.
We need to develop satellite technology because it can improve our lives.

GPS technology is necessary for:

Agricultural land use.
Weather patterns

GPS was only invented because people wanted to go to space.

To reduce the cost of going into space scientists had to make things lighter and smaller. This encouraged them to develop new smaller and more efficient things.

Innovation Minister Kim Carr
What are the benefits from space science?

Luggage scanner
Diagnostic tools used by cancer specialists

Space science is helping us solve problems.

Climate change,
National security
Natural resource management
Disaster response

The moon landing has inspired others to dream.
If people want to go to Mars they will have to solve many new challenges and create new inventions.

Post a discussion comment.

Are these space projects a waste of money?
Would this money be better spent on earth?

Moon Landing