A replica of Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, produced by the Soviet Union. This is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. in 2010.
Hi everyone,
It was an especially quick Wednesday today, with extended Community, so I tried to make sure everyone had some good foundations on the U.S./USSR arms/space race, as well at the Cuban Missile Crisis. Here's what happened in class today:
It was an especially quick Wednesday today, with extended Community, so I tried to make sure everyone had some good foundations on the U.S./USSR arms/space race, as well at the Cuban Missile Crisis. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Critical Thinking LT 4: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Research LT 1: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
AGENDA 4/24/19:
News Brief - Connor
The Arms Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
Historical Investigation Work Time
News Brief: Connor had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: FoxNews.com - Large, flightless bird that killed Florida man set to be auctioned. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Max was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Max was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
The Arms Race/Cuban Missile Crisis: This was the presentation that I went through today in class about the United States and Soviet Union after World War II, racing to build their nuclear arsenals and coming VERY close to using them during the Cuban Missile Crisis:
Here is the page for notes that I passed out (to help aid students in following along and not feeling like they had to copy everything down):
In particular, I really liked this video (embedded in the presentation) that helps explain the Cuban Missile Crisis and just how close the world came to mutually assured destruction:
Again, this was a quick overview, but hopefully helpful in understanding more context with the Cold War!
Historical Investigation Work Time: This is the major assignment of the semester, which involves quite a lot of research time inside and outside of class. Here's the assignment overview:
Here's what we went over in class as an example from Mrs. Ferris (who used APA format for citations - we have learned MLA the last two years, but either is fine as long as you are consistent):
Here's the calendar for the month and what we are doing - be aware that this is subject to change and revision!
The rest of the class was devoted to work time on the Historical Investigation. Next class, we will have a day entirely devoted to the Historical Investigation after the news brief, as the rough draft is due next Tuesday. Thanks, everyone!
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