Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Develop a list of questions to use as a guide to an interview with an adult who recalls the Apollo 11 mission.
Students can then share their ideas.
Explain to students that they will be interviewing someone in their parents' or grandparents' generation that witnessed the Apollo 11 space mission. As a class, brainstorm a list of questions on the board to ask interviewees. Encourage students to include both general questions, like those posed in the first classroom activity, as well as specific questions regarding the political and social climate of that era and the space program itself. Then, narrow the list to eight to ten questions. Students must write down these questions, as they will be responsible for using them in their interviews.