Apollo 13: Survival Film Quiz | Grades 7-12

Apollo 13: Survival at a glance

The Apollo 13: Survival film quiz guides students through NASA’s near‑fatal 1970 lunar mission, highlighting ingenuity, rapid prototyping, and teamwork under extreme pressure while sharpening textual evidence, academic language, and collaboration skills.

What’s inside this Apollo 13: Survival film quiz

• Student Film Quiz – editable slide deck with vocabulary, scene‑by‑scene questions, and post‑viewing challenges
• Teacher Guide & Answer Key – pacing calendar, discussion prompts, and full solutions
• Standards alignment overview (CCRA strands)
• Editable format makes for easy tweaks, differentiation and digital distance learning

Classroom tips

• Play each segment, pausing every ten minutes so learners can jot answers and debate in pairs.
• Turn the vocabulary slides into quick bell‑ringers before viewing.
• Use the reflection prompts for journals, exit tickets, or Socratic seminars.

Standards alignment

Targets CCRA.R.1‑4, R.6‑7, W.1‑4, W.9, SL.1, and L.4.

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This engaging activity encourages students to think critically, discuss respectfully, and write clearly about complex ideas presented in the film. This engaging activity encourages students to think critically, discuss respectfully, and write clearly about complex ideas presented in the film.