{"product_id":"the-space-race-how-the-cold-war-put-humans-on-the-moon-inquire-investigate","title":"The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon (Inquire \u0026 Investigate)","description":"On July 20th  1969  Neil Armstrong landed gently on the lunar surface and became the first person to set foot on another world. People around the world stopped what they were doing to crowd around television sets and radios to witness one of the greatest achievements in human historya man walking on the moon. How did we get there? Why havent we gone back? In The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon  kids ages 12 to 15 explore the race to the moon against the chilling backdrop of the Cold War. The Space Race was the period during and after the Cold War when America and the Soviet Union participated in a fierce competition to see which country could beat the other into space. It was a time of bitterness  fear  and secrecy  but it was also a moment in history when two countries directed resources toward pushing themselves to reach goals that were once thought unattainable. Would we have succeeded as far as we did without the competition to be first? While Neil Armstrong will be remembered as the first person to set foot on the moon  the people and events behind this accomplishment populate a fascinating tale of politics  science  technology  and teamwork that resulted in what might be the greatest accomplishment of the twentieth century. In The Space Race  middle school students explore this history of science and discover the political  social  and economic factors that led to incredible achievements in space  including the launch of Sputnik  the launch of Explorer I  and eventually  the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon  where Neil Armstrong took those famous first steps. Middle school students will meet some of the tens of thousands of engineers and scientists that worked for years to create the technology needed to send humans to the moon and return them safely to Earth. By showing space events against the backdrop of the turmoil back on Earth  readers understand that scientific achievement doesnt happen in a vacuum  even when it happens in space! A wealth of links to primary sources makes this an interactive learning experience while science-minded STEAM activities link the historical and scientific material. Throughout the fun facts  cool photos  and investigative projects  kids are encouraged to explore creative and critical thinking and problem-solving strategies. The Space Race is one book in a set of four that explore great events of the twentieth century. Inquire and Investigate titles in this set include The Vietnam War; World War II: From the Rise of the Nazi Party to the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb; Globalization: Why We Care About Faraway Events; and The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon.  Nomad Press books in the Inquire \u0026amp; Investigate series integrate content with participation  encouraging older readers to engage in student-directed learning as opposed to teacher-guided instruction. This student-centered approach provides readers with the tools they need to become inquiry-based learners. Common Core State Standards  the Next Generation Science Standards  and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Consistent with our other series  all of the activities in the books in the Inquire \u0026amp; Investigate series are hands-on  challenging readers to develop and test their own hypotheses  ask their own questions  and formulate their own solutions. In the process  readers learn how to analyze  evaluate  and present the data they collect. As informational texts our books provide key ideas and details from which readers can work out their own inferences. Nomads unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious  creative  and critical thinkers. Soon theyll be thinking like scientists by questioning things around them and considering new approaches..  Nomad Press books in the Inquire \u0026amp; Investigate series integrate content with participation  encouraging older readers to engage in student-directed learning as opposed to teacher-guided instruction. This student-centered approach provides readers with the tools they need to become inquiry-based learners. Common Core State Standards  the Next Generation Science Standards  and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Consistent with our other series  all of the activities in the books in the Inquire \u0026amp; Investigate series are hands-on  challenging readers to develop and test their own hypotheses  ask their own questions  and formulate their own solutions. In the process  readers learn how to analyze  evaluate  and present the data they collect. As informational texts our books provide key ideas and details from which readers can work out their own inferences. 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