Teacher Site: Grades 5-8
Overview
Mission Briefing
Mission Powerpoint
Large Poster (11" x 17")
Small Poster (8.5" x 11")
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Unit 1: Mission Briefing: Lesson 1
Focus
Mission Briefing
We Need You
Is SSA the Same As ISS?
Mission Powerpoint
Join Us
Resource: Space Weather Links
Student Assignment
Unit 2: How to Apply: Lesson 2
Focus
Application Process
Form a Team
Overview of Teams
Extension: Fun Facts
Student Assignment
Unit 2: How to Apply: Lesson 3
Focus
Team Buiding
Team Rules
Letter of Commitment
Resume
Acceptance Letter Request [LINK WILL CHANGE]
Extension: Mission Patch Activity
Student Assignment
Unit 3: Radiation in Space: Lesson 4
Focus
Interview with Dr. Z
Student Reading: Space Weather Forecasting
Teacher Answer Key: Space Weather Forcasting
Resource: New Frontiers, New Dangers
Resource: Glossary
Student Assignment: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These (Hands-on Activity)
Teacher Answer Key: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These (Hands-on Activity)
Unit 3: Radiation in Space: Lesson 5
Focus
Student Reading: Radiation: Friend or Foe
Teacher Answer Key: Radiation: Friend or Foe
Resource: Radiation Links
Student Assignment
Unit 4: Power in Space: Lesson 6
Focus
Student Reading: Emergency Procedures on the Space Station
Teacher Answer Key: Emergency Procedures on the Space Station
Resource: Glossary
Student Assignment: Student Worksheet
Student Assignment: Testing the Sensitivity of a Solar Cell
Teacher Answer Key: Testing the Sensitivity of a Solar Cell
Unit 4: Power in Space: Lesson 7
Focus
Student Reading: Energy Supply Problem
Teacher Answer Key: Energy Supply Problem
Student Reading: Rechargable Batteries
Teacher Answer Key: Rechargable Batteries
Resource: Power Links
Power on the Space Station (Take Home Activity)
A Shocking Discovery (Hands-on Activity)
Unit 5: Astronaut Human Health on the Space Station: Lesson 8
Focus
Student Reading: Radiation and the Human Recipe*
Teacher Answer Key: Radiation and the Human Recipe
Resource: Glossary
Student Assignment: Extracting DNA
Teacher Answer Key: Extracting DNA
Unit 5: Astronaut Human Health on the Space Station: Lesson 9
Focus
Reading: How I Discovered Air
Reading: Living in a Bubble
Resource: Life Support Links
Student Assignment
Unit 6: Mission Prep: Lesson 10
Focus
Reading: Overview of Teams
Reading: Team Preparation Materials
Mission Prep Materials: Communication Team
Team Prep Materials: Crisis Management Team
Team Prep Materials: Radiation Team
Team Prep Materials: Life Support Team
Enrichment and Extensions
Extensions
Chapter 1: Space Weather
Chapter 2: Radiation Health: Are You Too Hot?
Chapter 2: Radiation Health: Ready, Aim, Mutate!
Chapter 2: Radiation Health Answers
Chapter 2: Radiation Links
Chapter 3: Power Systems: Electrical Current Creates a Magnetic Field
Chapter 3: Power Systems: Nailing Down Energy
Chapter 3: Power Systems: Electrolysis
Chapter 3: Power Systems: It's Electric
Chapter 3: Power Systems: Links
Chapter 3: Power Systems: Answers
Chapter 4: Life Support
Pre-Mission Prep
Teacher Pre-Mission Preparation Checklist
Practice Data Answer Key
Team Materials (NEEDS PDF LINKS ADDED)
Team Logos
Team Table Tents to Print
ISS Diagram
ISS Diagram 2
Technology Requirements
Classroom Setup Requirements
Classroom Setup Options
Mission Day
Description Of Mission Day Events
Mission Day Tips
Post-Brief Questions
Print
Space Station Alpha
Teacher Site: Grades 5-8
Chapter 2: Radiation Links
Overview of Radiation and Effects on Humans
Radiation Protection
Radioactivity in Nature
ALARA
Electromagnetic Spectrum
