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Amazing Astronauts
A WebQuest
for Designed by Debora Kernan
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page Ever since astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped on to the moon's surface on July 20, 1969, Space Missions Control has been researching which planet to send Earth's next team of astronauts to explore and make a landing on. Your team has been selected to continue the research and help make this amazing decision. The next major decision of future space exploration is in your hands!
Your team will have 6 weeks to research and present a report to the Director of Space Missions for a final decision on the Earth's next major space exploration mission. Your crew of 3 members will decide on a planet to explore in the Earth's solar system. You will research the planet, write a report, and present your findings on a PowerPoint presentation. You will also design a flight suit patch for your team. Space Missions Control Center is anxiously awaiting your findings to help make the difficult decision of which planet will be the next major space mission. "10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-BLAST-OFF!"
Pre-Flight Training
The Director of Space Missions must approve all patches before lift-off. Space Exploration Work cooperatively with your teammates and report your progress weekly to the Director of Space Missions. Use the data collection form as you research your planet - click here Re-Entry As you re-enter the Earth's atmosphere, prepare your data collection report from the information you collected on your data collection form. Final Report should include:
Preparing your Presentation Turn in your draft of your Data Collection Report to the Director of Space Missions for review before writing a final cursive copy. Prepare your PowerPoint slide show for your oral presentation:
Presentation Crews will give oral presentation to Space Missions Director and other teams, using their PowerPoint and flight data collection report. Resources NASA's Earth Crew for Students
Your crew has made it back to Earth from your outer space exploration. It is time to evaluate your mission. Print out a copy of the rubric, write your crew members' names on top, and turn it in to the Director of Space Missions when you give your oral/slide presentation. You will be evaluated individually for your contribution to the team's mission. Crew members' name ________________________
Well done to a crew of Amazing Astronauts! You have completed your mission. You have researched and presented information on a planet in the Earth's solar system to continue the Earth's next major space exploration. You have learned facts about space, how to research using the Internet, how to present your information using PowerPoint, how to write a report and orally present your facts, and how to make a persuasive speech. Continue to explore amazing new facts to learn, how to search on the Internet, and how to work together as a team! "The sky's the limit!" (or should I say, the UNIVERSE!)
Web sites: Listed in Resources (in Process section) Books: "All We Did Was Fly To The Moon" by the Astronauts, as told to Dick Lattimer, The Whispering Eagle Press "One Small Step: Project Apollo and the Legacy of the Space Age" by Eugene Fowler, Smithmark Publishers Video: "Out of This World: The Apollo Moon Landings" Finley-Holiday Film Corp.
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