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Introduction:Students will design the first Base on the Moon Post Box activity Walk through the Solar SystemTeacher takes students on a walk through the solar system. Point out distances, volumes that planets take up and other relevant aspects. |
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Planets in Solar System Math link: scales |
Student knowledge Read Teacher Guide A Walk through the Solar System |
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ROTATION OF ACTIVITIES 1. Night Lights Poster Investigation 2. Planet data Sheet (HW) 3. Bringing Earth Down to Size 5. Skytrackers Video: Meteor Rights? |
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Team work Spatial Skills Creative Problem Solving |
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3. Planning & organising 4. team work 6. Problem solving |
Thinking 1. Using wide range of thinking skills 2. Demonstrating enterprising attributes (innovative) |
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Classroom Video: "The Solar System" Introduce task sheet for Designing a Base |
Revisit Walk through the SS |
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Design a Moon BaseStudents have 3 classroom lessons to investigate using Computer Simulations and Internet resources http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/ then go to Moon and the Life Support Systems |
Students will require information on Moon. Moon fact sheets etc | Assess KCs 3,4,6 | Computer Simulation and Internet and library access |
3. Planning & organising 4. Team work 6. Problem solving |
Thinking 1. Using wide range of thinking skills 3. Demonstrating enterprising attributes (innovative) 4. Initiating creative solutions for contemporary problems |
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VideosApollo 13 History of Space Travel The eagle has landed Others |
Students may wish to continue research and designing their Base | Videos from Tape Services | |||
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ROTATION OF ACTIVITIES 1. Solar Noon (Shortest Shadow) 2. Pipehenge if available 3. Eclipse Practical 4. Model Solar System |
Earth, Moon and Sun related activities Math and S&E links |
Assess KCs 3,4,6 Eclipse Practical |
Pipehenge and practical sheets |
3. Planning &organising 4. team work 6. Problem solving |
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Constellations Orion: Mystery of Great Pyramids: Hunter in the Sky |
Math and S&E links | Videos or articles from magazines or internet access |
Thinking 2. Drawing on thinking from a range of times and cultures Futures 1. Understanding patterns and connections within systems |
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Southern Cross LocationEmu in the Sky. Aboriginal and other cultures stories in the night sky Supervisor of Night Sky Sheet Make your own constellation |
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1. Make your own Constellation Sheet (HW) 2. Supervisor of night Sky |
Poster of Southern Cross and pointers Internet Sites |
Futures 1. Understanding patterns and connections within systems 2. Understand world views |
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Stars, Galaxies, Comets Distances and time in SpaceMaking a Comet practical (optional) |
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PRESENTATIONS First Lunar BasePoster, powerpoint or model |
Individual 250 word essay on problems encountered and solutions |
3. Planning &organising 4. team work 6. Problem solving and ELs |
Thinking 4 Futures 2 Futures 3: Building scenarios of preferred futures |
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