Case Details
| Case Title: | |
| Walkin' on the Moon | |
| Author(s): | |
| Bethany Turner, Emory University Katherine Shamsid-Deen | |
| Date Published: | |
| 11/6/2008 | |
| Grade Level(s): | |
| Middle School | |
| Subject(s): | |
| Physical Science | |
| Summary: | |
| Did astronauts really land on the moon? An urgent letter arrives in the mail for you and those in your group. David Smith, the CEO of a company developing resorts and hotels on the moon, desperately needs your help. Several members of Congress are planning to cut all future funding to his company because they believe the 1969 moon landing was a hoax and see recreational travel to the moon as unfeasible. As prominent physical scientists, your must testify before a Congressional Committee to help David Smith convince Congress to continue funding his company's efforts to make lunar tourism a reality. | |
| Adapted from: | |
| Thompson, A., & Beam, M. (2004). Was the moon landing a hoax? | |
| Suggested Citation: | |
| Turner, B. L., & Shamsid-Deen, K. K. (2008). Walkin' on the Moon. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from Emory University, CASES Online Web site: http://www.cse.emory.edu/cases/casedisplay.cfm?case_id=168 | |
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