Science Plans May 5-9
Mission to the Moon Project – Students will be working in groups to complete a part of the project each day. Presentations of their completed mission to the moon will be made next Monday and be graded by a rubric.
Monday: The students will read and discuss background information on the moon, create a mission name, logo and patch. They will also create a list of specialized people that they would want to go on the mission with them.
Tuesday: The students will read about living in space and create a list of things needed to live on the moon. They will also explain why they are needed or what they are used for.
Wednesday: The students will design space suits to wear while on the moon, come up with an emergency plan for sickness and predict health problems that may arise on the moon.
Thursday: The students will build a lunar rover from materials they brought in during the week.
Friday: The students will explain how they will get power on the moon and what they will do to handle all of the dust on the moon. They will aslo prepare for their presentations on Monday.
