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12/07/2006

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Discover NASA and You

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Target Audience: Students

Grade Level: 5-8,9-12,4

Event Focus : NASA has accomplished many milestones which have broadened humankind's knowledge of space and space exploration. What has NASA achieved in space, what is NASA doing currently, and what is in store for human space exploration?

Description:

Through the use of pictures, narratives, animations, historical evidence, thought provoking scenarios, and questions & answers, this program will heighten students' interest in NASA while focusing on past, present, and future missions. The benefits of space exploration will be discussed and special attention will be paid to potential energy sources which could be harvested from other planets and moons.

Discover NASA and You is a stimulating history lesson about NASA for students in grades 4-12. As NASA celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2008, this lesson will show students what humans have accomplished in space, and what they may accomplish in space years ahead from now. This module contains various teaching methods to generate interest in all things NASA.

The DLN hopes to inspire the next generation to become more involved with science and technology by demonstrating NASA's past accomplishments as well as what NASA will achieve in the future!

Instructional Objectives: ·       Engage- The learner will share prior knowledge about NASA’s past, present, and future missions to the Moon and Mars.
·       Explore- The learner will discover how NASA’s accomplishments in the past paved the way for future events.
·       Explain- The learner will discuss the concepts of Program Constellation and explain why we are returning to the Moon and looking to go on to Mars soon afterwards.
·       Elaborate- The learner will recognize the challenges of living and will develop innovations to mediate those challenges.
·       Evaluate- The learner will demonstrate their understanding by answering game-show like questions throughout the program to review NASA history. Learners will also demonstrate their knowledge of NASA’s history by completing a post-activity assessment, and comparing those results to their pre-activity assessment.

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Sequence of Events
Pre-Conference Activities:
The items below are only previews of the activities. For the complete module and event information, please see the Complete Educator Guide link for each grade level. Grade 4-8 "Timeline" Activity: Students will work individually or in pairs to sequence major NASA events in a chronological order on a timeline. + Detailed activity information + Complete Educator Guide for 4-8 Grade 9-12 "Timeline" Activity: Students will work individually or in pairs to sequence major NASA events in a chronological order on a timeline. "Three Ways to Change Your Altitude " Activity: Students will determine the altitude of a launched rocket using multiple techniques. + More information on activities + Complete Educator Guide for 9-12 Prior to the event, students should take the pre-event assessment quiz. Click the link below to access the on-line quiz.
+ On-line pre-event assessment quiz

Videoconference Activities:
During the videoconference, students will interact with a NASA Education Specialist as they learn about NASA's past and present accomplishments, as well as future goals of the space program.

Post-Conference Activities:
Following to the event, students should take the post-event assessment quiz. Below is a link for the on-line quiz. Additional resources: NASA www.nasa.gov NASA 50th anniversary http://www.nasa.gov/50th/home/index.html NASA Constellation Project www.nasa.gov/constellation The Vision for Space Exploration http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/space/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/space/renewed_spirit.html
+ On-line post-event assessment quiz

Standards

NOTE: The following standards are abbreviated. Due to the longevitiy of standard descriptions, expected student behaviors are listed in the Educator Guide. Standards and expected student behaviors for grades 4-8 and 9-12 can be found in the appropriate Educator Guide.

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Time, Continuity and Change - Theme II
Science, Technology and Society - Theme VIII

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Measurement
Connections

National Science Education Standards (NSES)
Unifying Concepts - K-12 Content Standard
Science as Inquiry - Content Standard A
Physical Science - Content Standard B

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Standard 4
Standard 5
Standard 7
Standard 8
Standard 9
Standard 12

Information Technology Education Association (ITEA)
Optimization and Trade-offs - Standard 2d
Collect Information and Judge Quality - Standard 13a
Employ Assessment Techniques - Standard 13c

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Technology Productivity Tools - Standard 3
Technology Research Tools - Standard 5

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