Space Race
Taylor Quinn
Alyvia Elliott
Senior Division
Group Website
How we chose our topic?
We both chose the space race because we liked the idea of doing the moon. We were interested in space and how space travel first started, also the background of how the United States and Russia fought to be the first to get to space and the moon.
How we conducted our research?
To conduct our research, I first went to the media center with my class and me and my partner looked up different databases, primary sources, and secondary sources. We also got a lot of pictures for our project from AP Images and Corbis and we got a video about the Space Race and how it worked from you-tube.
How we selected our presentation category and created our project?
We picked to do a website because it was easier for us both to go on and change things and do are parts of the project. We created are project by going on Weebly and start creating a website. We put lots of pictures that went with what we wrote about in our paragraphs. We made it very organized with tabs to show where everything is so when people want to find where the information is they just click on the tab.
How does our project relate to the NHD theme?
Our project relates to the National History Day theme, Debate and Diplomacy in History because the Space Race had a lot of discussions of who was going to be the first to go to space and land on the moon. Russia and United States both wanted to be the first but they knew only one could, so it caused tons of conflict. But they also had successes too, like in technology and national pride of the US. Also Russia and the US both agreed to make a space station together and decided to also go on adventures together. So it also made a great partnership.
Taylor Quinn
Alyvia Elliott
Senior Division
Group Website
How we chose our topic?
We both chose the space race because we liked the idea of doing the moon. We were interested in space and how space travel first started, also the background of how the United States and Russia fought to be the first to get to space and the moon.
How we conducted our research?
To conduct our research, I first went to the media center with my class and me and my partner looked up different databases, primary sources, and secondary sources. We also got a lot of pictures for our project from AP Images and Corbis and we got a video about the Space Race and how it worked from you-tube.
How we selected our presentation category and created our project?
We picked to do a website because it was easier for us both to go on and change things and do are parts of the project. We created are project by going on Weebly and start creating a website. We put lots of pictures that went with what we wrote about in our paragraphs. We made it very organized with tabs to show where everything is so when people want to find where the information is they just click on the tab.
How does our project relate to the NHD theme?
Our project relates to the National History Day theme, Debate and Diplomacy in History because the Space Race had a lot of discussions of who was going to be the first to go to space and land on the moon. Russia and United States both wanted to be the first but they knew only one could, so it caused tons of conflict. But they also had successes too, like in technology and national pride of the US. Also Russia and the US both agreed to make a space station together and decided to also go on adventures together. So it also made a great partnership.