Periods 2,7,8- Thursday, February 27th
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Journal Mission
Periods 1,5,9 Due TUESDAY, MARCH 4th DUE TO ISAT SCHEDULE
Copies of homework assignments
Journal Mission
Congratulations, you have been selected as the MiSPACEsion CEO for the next space exploration mission. You will need to develop a press release to post on the website to inform the public about this mission.
In your Press Release you must include the following:
1- Type of mission...NASA, private, or both
2- Mission's journey and why? What is the goal of your mission? Explore, collect data?
3- Space exploration vehicle used and why? (Concept term sheet Stars and Space Exploration)
4- Five year timeline starting with the current year. What will be accomplished each year?
5- Importance of mission...How will this mission benefit our world/civilization?
6- Description of possible outcomes.
This mission will be a success if
This mission will be a failure if…
OR
As the MiSPACEsion Crew Chief, you must select an five person astronaut crew (they can be trained to be an astronaut) for the next mission into space.
For the crew selection you must include the following:
1. The name of the crew member - may be alive or deceased (famous or “normal” citizen)
2. Why this crew member was selected?
3. Describe three skills this crew member has that will help the mission be successful.
4. What role will this crew member assume on this mission and why? (Commander, Co-Commander, Head Scientist, Data Entry/Analysis, Communication (to Earth, etc)
Apollo 13 Information
Apollo 13
Movie - Rating PG
Apollo 13 connects to the Astronomy unit.
Summary- Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13 because Mattingly was exposed to the measles. Due to the scheduled date of the mission, they had little time to prepare for this mission itself.
The purpose of this 13th Apollo mission was to land on Fra Mauro (highland area of the moon). There was also a planned walk on the moon as well.
The mission was aborted due to various issues as the engines burned longer than expected and when the crew stirred the oxygen tanks it set off an explosion release oxygen into space. Due to the lack of oxygen in the Odyssey, the crew moved to the lunar module (developed to land on the moon) however the lunar module only supports two crew members with oxygen. The crew developed to filter to reduce the carbon dioxide and were told from mission control to abort landing on the moon. Eventually, they went back into the Odyssey, powered it up through specific sequences and separated from the service module. The crew arrived safely after several minutes of terror for reentry as the control module landed in the Pacific Ocean
During and after watching this movie, students will be able to:
1. Identify the various values in exploring space, even though it comes with risks to humans.
2. Analyze why specific procedures in science are important in collecting data.
3. Recall the various features on the surface of the moon (craters, highlands, maria, etc).
4. Infer why the moon’s gravity provided “energy” for the module to return to Earth.
5. Interpret the differences in the temperatures on the moon and therefore other planets as well.
6. Discuss how being responsible, being respectful, and being ready to learn helped the crew in connection with mission control turn this possible disaster into a success.
Students will answer a variety of questions related to the above learning targets.
PowerStandards - 6th grade science
Standard 12 F
Learning Targets
-Investigate how technology is used for the study of space exploration,
specifically rock samples and telescopes
-Identify the sun, planets, and moon
Standard 12 F #3
Learning Targets
-Investigate the relative positions of how the Earth, moon, and sun interact within our solar system.
- Understand that the speed of planets/ moons rotations is one cause of the daily variation in temperature on its surface.
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