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The Cold War: The Space Race WorksheetThe Cold War: The Space Race Worksheet
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Reading Through History
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8th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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The Cold War: The Space Race

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What do the Cold War and the Space Race have in common? Learners search for that answer and many more, helping them to build their knowledge of historical global politics and tensions between nations. Following the reading, they answer multiple choice, true or false, and student response questions.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the cold war, the space race, american history

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the resource during a unit on the Cold War
  • Ensure pupils possess some pre-knowledge of the Cold War

Classroom Considerations

  • Prep work includes printing and distributing handouts

Pros

  • Includes an answer key for easier grading
  • Effectively tests for comprehension of the concepts discussed in the reading section of the resource

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1 RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2

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