This program takes a look at the twenty-year competition for technological supremacy between the Soviets, with the launch of Sputnik, and the United States, with the Apollo 11 moonwalk. Using news coverage, documentaries, comedy, drama, and even advertisement students can connect with a period of time when space travel caught the world s popular imagination. This 90 minute program is designed for grades 7 and up. Students will be asked to confront their own fears by viewing excerpts from the television work of Alfred Hitchcock, while they learn the secrets of great television mysteries. This 60 minute program is designed for grades 5 and up.
Customized programs are also available to fit the needs of the instructor and students.