{"id":1795,"date":"2009-09-19T18:59:21","date_gmt":"2009-09-19T23:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1795"},"modified":"2009-09-19T18:59:21","modified_gmt":"2009-09-19T23:59:21","slug":"teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-moonshot-the-flight-of-apollo-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/19\/teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-moonshot-the-flight-of-apollo-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Moonshot – The Flight of Apollo 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong made the first human appearance on the moon. \u00a0Landing on the moon was not as easy as it had seemed to those who watched the event from their televisions at home. \u00a0There was much hard work and effort that went into the mission of Apollo 11. \u00a0The book, Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, <\/a>by Brian Floca describes the detailed voyage in a way that children can enjoy and understand.\u00a0 With intense and eye-catching illustrations, the book starts by introducing the launch and take off system of Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Micheal Collins, and Lunar Module Edwin Aldin.\u00a0 After one week, the three men went on to create history.\u00a0 Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11<\/em> defines the job and skill level for children, showing that flying a space craft is not for everyone.\u00a0 However, the also shows that with hard work and effort, anything is possible.\u00a0 As millions watched on national television, Armstrong calmly said, “Houston, Tranquility Base is here.\u00a0 The Eagle has landed” (pg. 30).\u00a0 Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11<\/em> remembers one of the most significant stories in history and captures the excitement for the younger audience.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 <\/em>helps children to understand the wonderful story of the first human on the moon.\u00a0 Throughout the book, the reader is captured by the intrinsic illustrations of space.\u00a0 Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 <\/em>may be used in a classroom setting to introduce a lesson pertaining to space.\u00a0 Though in story form, children are also able to learn about the moon and the mysterious outer space.\u00a0 They are also able to discover the relative size of the earth and moon and the distance between the two (3.8 and 4.7).<\/p>\n

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