We are going to the moon! Well, we are virtually returning to the moon through the use of interactive websites, modeling, videoconferencing, and investigations using accurate NASA moon globes.
I teach Science and an elective Aerospace course at a rural middle school in western Washington.
My school serves children from grades 6-8. We are a NASA Explorer School and embed space science and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) into many areas.
My Project
My students will become astronomers and solve mysteries about the moon's revolution and rotation and the origins of its features by constructing models and performing experiments. This proposal will enable my students to also engage in a historical study of the moon featuring the Apollo missions. They will use the NASA moon globes along with coordinate graphing skills to locate past landing sites. The best part comes when my students hypothesize, recommend future landing sites, and plan a mission to the moon based on their newly acquired knowledge of the moon!
Thank you for reading my proposal.
I am excited about the opportunity to provide Apollo and moon hands-on activities. Many areas of science such as chemistry and physics are easy to incorporate hands-on activities. Astronomy is more difficult as most everything we study is not within reach. Yet, it is so important to provide these hands-on activities for astronomy as well. These resources will enable my students to reach for the stars...and the moon!
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