Classroom Resource

When Air Traffic Control Realized a 9/11 Flight was Gone

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

Overview

This clip re-enacts the attacks of September 11, 2001. One of the flights vanishes off the radar, and air traffic control tries to communicate with it. As news starts pouring in of an attack on the World Trade Center, concerned air traffic controllers note that the flight is heading towards Washington D.C. and begin to suspect the worst.

Content Standards

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

SS10.6.12
Evaluate significant political issues and policies of presidential administrations since World War II.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Interstate Highway System
Great Society
affirmative action
Americans with Disabilities Act
Welfare Reform
Patriot Act
No Child Left Behind
McCarthyism
Watergate Scandal
impeachment
Hurricane Katrina
Vietnam Conflict
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Camp David Accords
Persian Gulf Wars
domestic and foreign policy
desegregation
human rights
embargo
terrorism
equal opportunity

Knowledge

Students know:

The significant political issues and policies of American presidents since WWII.

Skills

Students are able to:

Appraise the value of technological advances.
Cite evidence to support historical events.
Evaluate the foreign and domestic policies of the US after WWII.

Understanding

Students understand that:

We can evaluate the politics and policies of American presidents since WWII.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ook3Lgvw7Aw

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Other

Resource Provider other

Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles

License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.viacomcbs.legal/us/en/cbsi/terms-of-use?r=www.paramountplus.com

Approved Date

2023-01-12

Curated by

Design by Adaptive Theme

Learning Resource Type