{"id":866,"date":"2023-06-07T21:53:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T01:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeywithadestination.com\/blog\/?p=866"},"modified":"2023-06-21T23:21:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:21:41","slug":"our-pick-for-5th-grade-engineering-is-how-we-got-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journeywithadestination.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/07\/our-pick-for-5th-grade-engineering-is-how-we-got-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Pick for 5th Grade Engineering is “How We Got to the Moon”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our curriculum choice for 5th grade engineering is quite simple: students should read John Rocco\u2019s <\/em>How We Got to the Moon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How We Got to the Moon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even today, the moon landing of 1969 continues to inspire new generations of inquisitive minds to begin their first steps into the fields of aerospace engineering and rocketry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How We Got to the Moon<\/em> perfectly captures the struggles and numerous failures that ultimately led to the success of America\u2019s Apollo program.  Although it covers a rather intense topic, the book\u2019s presentation ensures that it remains accessible to 5th grade students.  It does a fantastic job of distilling complex ideas into short and simple explanations, and also splits up its more technical pages with biographical sketches of the many heroes who worked on this marvel of human innovation.  Moreover, the book is filled with beautiful and clear illustrations that make it quite enjoyable to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engineering Topics Covered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The book presents engineering in a simple problem\/solution format: it first describes a specific problem in detail, and then describes how the Apollo engineers designed a solution. Some examples of the engineering topics covered include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n