Fly Me to the Moons: Middle School
Overview
Written by: Frances Dellutri, - NSS Director of Education
Contributor: Czar Dickson - University of Chicago Intern with NSS
Topic: Art, Astronomy
Title of Lesson: Fly Me to the Moons - Middle School
Grade (Age) Level: Grades 5-8 (Ages 10-13)
SpacEdge Academy Categories: Engineering Design Process, Space Problem Solving, Algebra, Geometry, Modeling & Simulation, Planets & Moons, Physical Properties, Materials Science, Planetary Geology
US Standards: NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3 http://www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/ms-ess1-earths-place-universe
Introduce students to scale models with this lesson plan. Students engage in different model perspectives and finally focus on making a model of one of our solar system's moons with features that are to scale.
- Manager: Stephanie Alexander
- Manager: Frances Dellutri
- Teacher: Riley Hamilton
- Teacher: Natalie Orrantia
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