Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
- Rating

Students form teams to research and document some of the requirements for mounting an expedition to an asteroid. They use the Internet to consider the many aspects involved in space travel such as: finances, crews, design, Earth support teams, etc. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
- Rating

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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
- Rating

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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
- Rating

Students create travel brochures to advertise the concept of space travel to tourists. They conduct Internet research on tourism in space, and produce a brochure to help someone plan a vacation in space. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating

Students brainstorm types of accommodations needed for space travel. They create a table of categories for these accommodations and work in groups to research the categories. Each group puts together a five minute presentation to present their research results. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
- Rating

Students, using the computer to access appropriate preselected web sites about space, research information related to space and write a fantasy story about a trip to space. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
- Rating

Students explore the concept that space travel is expensive. They critique the X-33 and Venture Star programs along with NASA's history. Together in teams, they think, dream and develop plans to make space travel more affordable. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
- Rating

Students explore impact of Ohio's aviation pioneers on life in America, discuss what life today would be like without people like the Wright Brothers, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong, and brainstorm and research list of items that space travel may have given society. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
- Rating

Students complete a variety of activities surrounding their study of space and space travel. They build model rockets and research the Space Shuttle. They participate in a simulated (scripted) Space Shuttle mission. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
- Rating

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 »

