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July 14 reading ideas
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July 14 brings together France National Day, Mariner 4 Mars flyby, Jane Goodall’s Gombe research (July 14, 1960). Read “The Dual Meaning of July 14” and “Mariner 4: The First Glimpse of Mars” to find details that explain what happened, how it worked, or why it matters.
Special date
France marks its National Day July 14; the text explains the date’s historical associations. A historical reading about the events and meanings associated with July 14.
Selected public reading for France National Day.
On this date in history
Jane Goodall began her Gombe research on July 14, 1960, when she arrived in what is now Gombe, Tanzania. The Jane Goodall Institute identifies the date as the start of her chimpanzee research.
Selected public reading for Jane Goodall’s Gombe research (July 14, 1960).
Read passageOn this date in history
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory records that Mariner 4 made its closest approach to Mars on July 14, 1965, taking the first photographs of another planet from space. The selected passage is about the mission.
Selected public reading for Mariner 4 Mars flyby.
Read passageContinue with the existing spacecraft collection to compare a mission, a person, or a communication technology.
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July 14 features France National Day, Mariner 4 Mars flyby, Jane Goodall’s Gombe research (July 14, 1960). The linked readings “The Dual Meaning of July 14”, “Mariner 4: The First Glimpse of Mars”, “Watching and Learning: The Work of Jane Goodall”. Ask readers to locate a detail that helps explain france national day, then compare that detail with another passage where useful.
Mariner 4: The First Glimpse of Mars
Watching and Learning: The Work of Jane Goodall
What information did Mariner 4 send back about Mars?
