Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger

What event is being remembered in this video?

• The first spacewalk

• The Challenger explosion

• The moon landing

• The first space shuttle launch

What was Christa McAuliffe?

• A scientist on Mars

• A teacher chosen to go to space

• A pilot on the space shuttle

• A famous movie star

What did Christa want to do in space?

• Teach lessons to students on Earth

• Take pictures of the stars

• Build a space station

• Grow plants in space

What did Christa's former student remember about the Challenger launch?

• That it landed safely

• That everyone was cheering then became confused

• That the launch was canceled

• That they couldn't watch it

What did Christa hope her lessons from space would do?

• Make school shorter

• Generate more excitement for learning

• Help students become astronauts

• Teach math and science only

How did Christa make students feel in her classroom?

• Bored and sleepy

• Nervous and shy

• Included and excited to learn

• Scared of making mistakes

What does the quote “I touch the future, I teach” mean?

• Teachers help shape the future by teaching students

• Teachers can tell the future

• The future is impossible to change

• Teaching is not important

How did the students and staff react right after the Challenger explosion?

• They celebrated

• They didn’t notice what happened right away

• They immediately ran outside

• They saw it and cheered louder