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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Beyond Spaceship Earth Lesson PlanThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Beyond Spaceship Earth Lesson Plan
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Children's Museum
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3rd - 8th
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Beyond Spaceship Earth

Curated by ACT

This unit of study explores the International Space Station through STEM experiences in space science education. Students become a spacecraft crew and launch from Earth to discover how microgravity affects the orbit of the International Space Station.

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microgravity, outer space

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international space station

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Mold and Cast

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Students will define the term fossil, identify the difference between a mold and a cast fossil, and understand how scientists use models to learn about the physical structure of something in the natural world.
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Sports Science and Wellness

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This unit of study contains three lessons, each with three experiences that may be taught together or individually. Each lesson will connect to science and/or math standards, along with a health standard or sports connection.
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Curious Scientific Investigators: Flight Adventures

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Students will make paper rockets, parachutes, and foam gliders to experience how objects move through the air. Explore topics such as thrust, weight, gravity, force, and lift through fun activities and stories and cutting-edge work done...
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Cells the Living School

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Students compare the parts of a cell and their functions to their school to understand how a cell's parts work in unison to be effective in the body.
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Dna the Ladder of Life

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Students create a DNA model to illustrate how the four DNA bases are like a blueprint for each living thing.
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Dna the Action of Extraction

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Students extract DNA from wheat germ to learn about how DNA can easily be found in our food.
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Handout

Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Cosmic Quest: Space Craft

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Travel to other planets and even outer space, and explore various spacecraft. Get a synopsis about each of the featured planetary space probe missions.
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What's Out There? Space Shuttle Exploration and Simulation

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Students simulate life in space aboard the space shuttle. In this space exploration lesson, students work in small groups to model life aboard the space shuttle. Each student is given a job, conducts Internet research on space, and...
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Explore the achievements of notable astronomers beginning with ancient times through modern space explorers.
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