Attention Teachers -- Here you will find (6) Explorations developed by a team of education specialists to connect The Fever of '57 to associated NCSS and NSTA standards and to enrich your Science, Social Studies, and History curricula. These Explorations are appropriate for Grades 8 through College level, with varying levels of sophistication. Each Exploration is self-contained and printable with a Teacher's Guide, Inquiry-based Student Activities, Homework Helper links, and related learning standards. Your students will be referenced back to this website where they will find Exploration-related Homework Helper links, cool videos, and copyright cleared pictures for projects. All the Explorations will stretch your students to read, conduct research, analyze their findings, and participate in stimulating classroom discussion. Filmmaker David Hoffman is committed to education and is anxious to hear about your experiences. Be sure to e-mail the Filmmaker. Here's a video message from David to you. Happy Sputnik year! Exploration 1 -- Are scientific advances for all of mankind, or for the benefit of only the people or countries who develop them? Disciplines: Social Studies, History, Science. Download Expl.1 (.pdf, 137kb) Exploration 2 -- How Does America Respond to Shock, to an attack or a perceived threat to our way of life? Disciplines: Social Studies, History. Download Expl.2 (.pdf, 87kb) Exploration 3 -- Was it right to send Laika the dog on a one way trip into space? Disciplines: Social Studies, History, Science, Language Arts. Download Expl.3 (.pdf, 155kb) Exploration 4 -- How Have Satellites Changed Since Sputnik? Disciplines: Earth Science, Astronomy, and Physics. Download Expl.4 (.pdf, 612kb) Exploration 5 -- What Was the Radioactive Fallout Legacy of the Sputnik Year? Disciplines: Earth Science, Meteorology, and Chemistry. Download Expl.5 (.pdf, 325kb) Exploration 6 -- What are the NASA technological Spin-offs from the time of Sputnik? Disciplines: Environmental Science, Chemistry, and Physics. Download Expl.6 (.pdf, 400kb)