Description:
When people look up at the night sky, they might see the potential for amazing discoveries and scientific advancement. During the Space Race of the 1950s and 1960s, some people also saw a place that needed to be claimed. In The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon, middle school astronomy students will explore the bitter rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that served as fuel for the fire that catapulted rockets into the great unknown of the next frontier--space--and eventually landed a man on the moon.
Brief description:
Matthew Brenden Wood, author of The Science of Science Fiction and Planetary Science: Explore New Frontiers, is a math and science teacher with a passion for STEAM education. He is also an avid amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. Wood holds a bachelor's degree in astronomy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Praise for other titles by Matthew Brenden Wood
The Science of Science Fiction
School Library Connection: By exploring the intersection between the arts and sciences, this book provides an engaging discussion of how works of science fiction can influence actual scientific innovation and vice versa. . .The suggested activities included in this title provide many opportunities for collaboration, high-level thinking, discussion, and debate. Recommended.
School Library Journal: VERDICT Jam-packed with high-interest material, this selection will be useful for science classes or literature units that cover the books mentioned within. Booklist: This latest addition to the award-winning Inquire and Investigate series will be a welcome acquisition for librarians wanting to spice up their STEAM collections.