Mercury Project (5th only)

To start:

1. Gather your spiral and pencil.
2. Write the title on the top line.
3. Write your name and date in top right corner.


Directions: 

1. Read the card and study the picture.
2. Write three facts after reading the card.
3. Write three observations from the picture on the front of the card. 
4. Learn about Project Mercury:

• www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-was-project-mercury-k4.html
• www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/missions/program-toc.html

5. Use the sites above, answer the following questions:

• Who were the astronauts who flew in the Mercury missions?
• What was the purpose of Project Mercury?
• What was the time period of the Mercury Project?
• Write 3 additional facts you learned.

7. Learn about the Mercury Capsules 

• http://historicspacecraft.com/mercury.html
• Draw a diagram of the Mercury capsule. Title and label.

8. Make a model of your own!

• Printout of Model of Mercury Capsule:  http://jleslie48.com/tonmercury/mercury24.pdf
• Directions: http://jleslie48.com/tonmercury/Mercury%20manual.pdf
• Directions with pictures: http://jleslie48.com/tonmercury/