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- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students use the Internet to find events in space history to include in a timeline. They recognize the cause and effect relationships between events that happened in the exploration of space. They see how to use the TimeLiner software. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students create travel brochures to sell the concept of space travel to tourists. They explore the problems and possibilities related to future space tourism and use their writing and artistic skills to create advertising brochures. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students conduct Internet research on space exploration in the 1960s. They explore various websites and follow links, and complete a worksheet that answers comprehension questions about the websites. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students work together to design an experiment that compares and contrasts differnet plant cultivation systems. In groups, they evaluate the results of the experiment to discover if the cultivation system could be used in space. They complete a worksheet and develop a hypothesis to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students compare and contrast living in their houses to that of living in a space capsule. In groups, they develop a functional closed system space capsule for a team of astronauts. They use their prior knowledge in horticulture to address concerns on the supply of oxygen, water and food. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the elements of design with a focus on space. During a lecture, they complete a listening guide and ask any questions they might have. Individually, they are given paper to design the classroom in regards to placement of desks and tables. To end the lesson, they discuss the advantages and disadvantages to each design plan. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students brainstorm characteristics of space that they already know by using a KWL and illustrate their understanding of space. They then illustrate their understanding of space. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
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Students identify important figures in space travel and advancements made possible because of their contributions. They identify the parts of an astronaut's space suit and construct a realistic replica of an astronaut dressed for a space walk. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the vastness of the universe and identify terms used to describe solar systems. They take a tour of our sun and its neighbors and discover how spacecrafts can fly and then use their imaginations to draw and color a flying spaceship on a mission in outer space. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students engage in the writing of a story about space. They brainstorm in small groups to create ideas for original stories. Students use their imaginations to depict a scene that is part of the story. They could also use the illustration to have class discussion. Full Review »
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