Tesla & SpaceX Engineering and Economics Bundle — Reading Passages + DBQs

Tesla & SpaceX Engineering and Economics Bundle — Reading Passages + DBQs cover — Response Resources

Five print-and-go resources on the science, engineering and economics behind Tesla and SpaceX: three sets of nonfiction reading passages and two document-based questions. Built for high school physics, engineering, economics and social studies classes. Each resource stands alone, so teach the whole unit or one piece at a time.

  • Physics of the Tesla Roadster: 5 passages on acceleration, Newton's third law, downforce, and judging a demonstration

  • Engineering Behind the Headlines: 5 passages on reusable rockets, lithium-ion cells, satellite internet, heat shields and grid batteries

  • Economics of Tesla and SpaceX: 5 passages on economies of scale, vertical integration, incentives, the cost to orbit, and market value versus profit

  • Commercial Spaceflight DBQ and Self-Driving Cars DBQ: 7 primary sources each, 19 questions, an essay prompt with a rubric

  • Five PDFs (78 pages in all), delivered by TpT; answer keys for every question

  • The three passage sets each come with a Google Forms version

  • Sold separately $18.85; bundle $14.95 (saves $3.90).

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A print-first bundle of reading passages and DBQs from Response Resources.

Also sold separately. The 5 resources bought separately come to $18.85, so the bundle saves you $3.90.