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What's Out There? Space Shuttle Exploration and Simulation Lesson PlanWhat's Out There? Space Shuttle Exploration and Simulation Lesson Plan
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What's Out There? Space Shuttle Exploration and Simulation

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Students role-play the jobs of space shuttle astronauts, conduct experiments, and research space using the Internet and offline experiments. Student-astronauts hold a "press conference" to share their information with others in a multimedia presentation.

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gravity, space shuttles

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gravity, numerical operations, space shuttle, weather, math
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5th - 8th
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Math
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