Team Moon
By Catherine Thimmesh
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Copyright 2011
Team Moon tells the story of what happened behind the scenes of landing Apollo 11 on the moon. It goes through the obstacles and challenges that every person had to encounter from the time they started building Apollo 11 until the time it landed in the ocean. It covers the problems from the space suits, to the false alarms, to the gas problems that the spacecraft encountered.
Informational, Intriguing, Exploratory, Astonishing, Engaging
Informational, Intriguing, Exploratory, Astonishing, Engaging
Reading Level/Lexile
8th Grade/1030
8th Grade/1030
Suggested Delivery
Read Aloud/Partner
Read Aloud/Partner
Electronic Resources
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
This is NASA's website, where students can explore more about NASA and what they do. It also provides a lot of information on missions, future, past and present and news about NASA. The website also has a link to a student and teacher page as well.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html
This is NASA's website specifically for Apollo 11 and their mission. This website will allow students to explore more about the mission and compare it to what they learned in the book.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
This is NASA's website, where students can explore more about NASA and what they do. It also provides a lot of information on missions, future, past and present and news about NASA. The website also has a link to a student and teacher page as well.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html
This is NASA's website specifically for Apollo 11 and their mission. This website will allow students to explore more about the mission and compare it to what they learned in the book.
Teaching Suggestions
1. Use this as an introduction to a space lesson.
2. Use this book for a lesson on future careers.
3. Teachers can use this book for a history lesson.
1. Use this as an introduction to a space lesson.
2. Use this book for a lesson on future careers.
3. Teachers can use this book for a history lesson.
Vocabulary
1. Lunar Module
2. Mission Control
3. Pressurized
4. Telescope
5. Consumables
6. glitch
1. Lunar Module
2. Mission Control
3. Pressurized
4. Telescope
5. Consumables
6. glitch
Before Reading
Before reading the students will research the NASA website and tell the class five facts they learned about the program.
Before reading the students will research the NASA website and tell the class five facts they learned about the program.
During Reading
While reading the students will keep a vocabulary journal full of words that the teacher teaches them and also any words they come across while they read. They will then define the words, so that they are able to clarify and learn new vocabulary.
While reading the students will keep a vocabulary journal full of words that the teacher teaches them and also any words they come across while they read. They will then define the words, so that they are able to clarify and learn new vocabulary.
After Reading
After reading the students will have a class discussion on the book. They will be able to make points, ask questions, and state facts that they learned. This will allow students to hear and listen to other classmates perspectives.
After reading the students will have a class discussion on the book. They will be able to make points, ask questions, and state facts that they learned. This will allow students to hear and listen to other classmates perspectives.
Writing Activity
Afterwards students will do a research project on the moon. They will be prompted with questions and they will have to draw the phases of the moon as well. They will be expected to write a two page paper on the moon.
Thimmesh, C. (2006). Team Moon: how 400,000 people landed Apollo 11 on the moon. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co..
Afterwards students will do a research project on the moon. They will be prompted with questions and they will have to draw the phases of the moon as well. They will be expected to write a two page paper on the moon.
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