The Space Race Activity Video Guide Analysis

Students will watch and analyze a 4 and a half minute video about the Space Race during the Cold War by answering 21 questions and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate. The video is from TedEd.  

Sample questions include:
--How long did the space race last?
--Summarize the "scariest" part of Sputnik’s success.
--Who was the first American in orbit, and when?
--Identify the role played by orbital space stations.
--How did the space race change under Nixon and Brezhnev?

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