4/9 & 4/10 - 8th Grade Agenda Learning Objective: Learn about Rockets Collect HW: Reading & Notetaking p.219 – 220 Video: Space Race Textbook Reading: p.502 - 507 HW: Reading & Notetaking p.222– 223 Reminder Chap 11 & 12 Test on 4/14

Daily Reflection Prompt: Write 3 facts that you know about history of rockets

How do Rockets Work? A rocket moves forward when gases expelled from the rear of the rocket pushes it in the opposite direction

Multistage Rockets

History of Rockets In 1942, V2 Rocket became the first man made object launched into space. It was developed by German scientist Wernher Von Bran during World War 2 Von Bran help develop the US Space program

History of Manned Space Flight Russian put the first satellite Sputnik 1 in 1957 Russian put the first dog (Liaka) into space in 1957

History of Manned Space Flight Russian put the first man (Yuri Gagarin) in space in 1961 In 1963,, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space

History of Manned Space Flight The first American in a suborbital flight was Alan Shepard in 1961 The first American (John Glenn) was put into orbit in 1962

History of Manned Space Flight The first American to walk in space was Edward White in 1965 He later died in the Apollo 1 fire accident

History of Manned Space Flight

History of Manned Space Flight

History of Manned Space Flight

Apollo 1 Fire in 1967