Science





The first working laser was made by Theodore H. Maiman in 1960 at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. More info: [|Laser]  = The first human spaceflight was undertaken on April 12, 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union. More info: [|Space Flight]

 The first practical visible-spectrum (red) LED was developed in 1962 by Nick Holonyak Jr., while working at General Electric Company. More Info: [|Light-emitting diode]

Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the computer mouse in 1963 after extensive usability testing. More Info: [|Mouse] De La Rue developed the first electronic ATM, which was installed first in Enfield Town in North London, United Kingdom on 27 June 1967 by Barclays Bank. More info: [|ATM]





[|Time line]: This website shows a time line so students can see how the space exploration developed through the 1960's.

[|NASA, Apollo11]: This is a website from NASA that shows a video about the first moon landing

 [|NASA 3D Resources:] This is a website from NASA that shows the students 3D images of space shuttles

Some other materials of the space exploration can be found on this Wiki :JohnFKennedy



[|Automobile lesson plan] Objectives:
 * Students will use both print and internet sources to research the history of the automobile
 * Students will determin the accuracy of online information
 * Students will use their research to create a timeline about the production of the automobile

[|Space Exploration lesson plan]: 
 * Student will understand the history of the space race and space exploration as a whole.
 * Students will create a time line detailing important events in the history of space exploration.
 * Students will write a descriptive article about an important event in space exploration.