Who won the space race?. Watch the video and answer the questions below.. What happened on October 4, 1957?. What was so scary about Sputnik?. Who was the president of the United States during the Sputnik launch?. What marked the end of the space race?. W

Who won the space race?

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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik and, with it, an international space race. The United States and the Soviet Union declared dominance of space for 18 years, until the two countries agreed to a more collaborative model. The real winner? Science.

1. Watch the video and answer the questions below.

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-was-the-point-of-the-space-race-jeff-steers

1.What happened on October 4, 1957?

A The Soviet Union launched a missile at the United States

B The United States launched a missile at the Soviet Union

C The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik

D The United States launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik

2. What was so scary about Sputnik?

A No man made technology had ever been launched into space

B The same technology that launched Sputnik could be used to launch a nuclear warhead at any city on the planet

C Nobody knew where it would land if it fell back to Earth

D There was nothing scary about Sputnik

3. Who was the president of the United States during the Sputnik launch?

A Dwight D. Eisenhower

B Franklin D. Roosevelt

C John F. Kennedy

DBarack H. Obama

4. What marked the end of the space race?

A NASA ran out of money

BThe Soviet Union lost interest

C The leaders of the two nations agreed to collaborate

D The space race continues to this day

5. Which one of these advancements is NOT directly related to the space program?

A Memory foam in mattresses

BFreeze dried foods

CLight-emitting diode therapy

DTelevision

2. Discuss the questions below with your teacher.

● Who won the space race?

● Why is the space program so important?

● Do you think governments spend too much money on space programs? Why or why not?

● What can we learn about the Earth from studying other planets?