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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Lesson 1: Mission Briefing
Mission Briefing
We Need You
Is SSA the Same As ISS?
Mission Powerpoint
Join Us
Resource: Space Weather Links
Student Assignment
Lesson 2: How to Apply
Focus
Application Process
Form a Team
Overview of Teams
Extension: Fun Facts
Student Assignment
Lesson 3: How to Apply
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 and Mission Day Materials
Radiation Team: Mission Day Materials
Mission instructions (print six copies)
Radiation reference guide (print six copies)
Radiation report forms (print seven copies and cut)
SSA Diagram (print two copies)
SSA Diagram II (print two copies)
Life Support Team: Mission Day Materials
Mission instructions (print six copies)
Life Support reference guide (print six copies)
Life Support report forms (print seven copies and cut)
SSA Diagram (print two copies)
SSA Diagram II (print two copies)
Crisis Management Team: Mission Day Materials
Mission instructions (print six copies)
Crisis Management reference guide (print six copies)
Crisis Management report forms (print seven copies and cut)
Radiation reference guide (print one copy)
Life Support reference guide (print one copy)
SSA Diagram (print two copies)
SSA Diagram II (print two copies)
Communications Team: Mission Day Materials
Mission instructions (print two copies)
SSA Diagram (print one copy)
SSA Diagram II (print one copy)
Teacher Pre-Mission Preparation Checklist
Practice Data Answer Key
Team Materials List
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
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Space Station Alpha
Teacher Site: Grades 5-8
Student Assignment
Discover how the astronauts manage health risks in space.
