In class we watched a movie based on a true event called October Sky! To give you more insight, in the movie, the main character was Homer Hickam and he was astounded by the Russian sattelite Sputnik. He was extremely facinated by rockets after he saw Sputnik and with the help of some friends he makes his own homemade rockets that amaze the town, especially their teacher Ms. Riley. Although, some people didn't approve of this and the boys were forced to stop making their rockets because of a forest fire they were accused of starting. However, they proved their innocence by calculating where their rockets had landed using math. Fortunetely, because of their great efforts, the Rocketboys won the science fair and were able to go to college! This allowed them to escape the coal mines which have many health dangers(cave-ins and diseases)!
All the topics in this movie had many science/math connections. For example, Homer's Father's coal mine related to health science because it presented the danger of black lung disease. Also, Homer was able to build rockets by using scientific method and math to build his rocket and also to prove his innocence using complex mathmatical equations. Without the sciences physics and engineering all this would have been impossible for Homer to do.
On the other hand, character education traits were shown throughout the movie. The Rocketboys all showed cooperation because without it they would never have been able to live out their dreams. They each did their part! Homer exercised self-control when he didn't get mad at the people who didn't believe in his dreams. Also, Homer's teacher, Ms. Riley, showed respect for the Rocketboys because she never stopped believing in them and always supported them.
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