Apollo Missions for Kids: The People and Engineering Behind the Race to the Moon, with 21 Activities

President Kennedy challenged NASA to land a person on the moon and return him safely to Earth in 1961. NASA embarked on the Apollo missions, involving 400,000 people and eleven Apollo flights, six of which landed on the moon. The Apollo Missions for Kids book tells the story from the perspective of those who lived it, including astronauts, controllers, engineers, and technicians. It includes a time line, resources for further study, and hands-on activities to better understand the missions and the science behind them. Kids will learn to identify the moons features, calculate how far away the moon is, recreate the shape and size of the command module, eat like an astronaut, and design a mission patch.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 13 August 2019
Publisher: Chicago Review Press

President Kennedy issued a bold challenge in 1961: to land a person on the moon and safely return him to Earth. At the time, only one US astronaut had ever been to space, for just 15 minutes. To answer this call, NASA embarked on the Apollo missions, a complex, dangerous, and expensive adventure involving 400,000 people. Before the missions were over, NASA astronauts had made eleven Apollo flights, six of which landed on the moon, and eight astronauts had lost their lives.

The Apollo Missions for Kids tells the story of this pivotal era in space exploration from the perspective of those who lived it—the astronauts and their families, the controllers and engineers, and the technicians and politicians who made the impossible possible. The book includes a timeline, resources for further study, and places to visit to see Apollo mission artifacts. It also includes 21 hands-on activities to better understand the missions and the science behind them. Kids will learn to identify the moon's features, demonstrate orbital mechanics with a marble and a shallow bowl, calculate how far away the moon is using sports equipment, recreate the shape and size of the command module, eat like an astronaut, and make "space food." They will also design a mission patch and much more!

The Apollo missions were a significant milestone in human history, and they continue to inspire people today. The book is a great resource for kids who are interested in space exploration and science, and it will help them to better understand the challenges and accomplishments of those who paved the way for our modern understanding of the universe.

Weight: 540g
Dimension: 277 x 219 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780912777177