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ERIC Number: EJ330523
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Launching Social Studies into Orbit.
Stone, Kirk
Social Education, v50 n1 p37-38 Jan 1986
As a social studies educator, Christa McAuliffe was delighted that a "non-science teacher" was chosen to become the first teacher to orbit the earth. Her thoughts concerning the NASA space flight and its meaning for the social studies are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Personal Narratives, Relevance (Education), Social Studies, Space Exploration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: McAuliffe (Christa); Space Shuttle; Space Travel; Teacher in Space Project