Grades K-8: Mapping the Moon with WALL-E

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Program Flyer: Directive: Mapping the Moon with WALL-E Request this Program Now
Content Provider NASA Digital Learning Network (Goddard Space Flight Center) Contact Information Marci Delaney
marci.delaney@nasa.gov
Goddard Space Flight Center/ DLN
Mail Code 130.3
Greenbelt, MD 20771
United States
Phone: (301) 286-7992

Program Type:Individual Program
Program Rating: This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience: Education: Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Primary Disciplines: Mathematics, Sciences, Technology/Information Science
Secondary Disciplines: Social Studies/History

Program Description: Many students have the misconception that NASA only sends astronauts to space, when in reality, NASA has 58 science missions concurrently taking place this year in addition to the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. This module will introduce students to a few of upcomoing NASA missions, with a focus on NASA’s efforts to Return to the Moon with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater and Observation Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). This module will also introduce students to the concepts behind satellite data collection with a hands-on demonstration of the LIDAR instrument on LRO. Be forewarned, for this module may actually make your students laugh when WALL-E tries to help tell NASA’s story.

Program Format I. WelcomeII. Introduction of Wall-EIII. Introduction to NASA Science MissionsIV. Introduction to the LRO MissionV. Hands-on LIDAR ActivityVI. Introduction to LCROSS MissionVII. ConclusionVIII. Q&A

Objectives Instructional Objectives: -Students will be able to apply data analysis skills and identify the topography of a given surface by determining the time/distance relationship between that surface and a satellite; and then graphing the results.-Students will be able to identify current and upcoming NASA science missions by participating in interactive discussions with a NASA education specialist.

National Standards to which this program aligns National Science Content Standards:Science as Inquiry•Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry•Understandings about scientific inquiryEarth and Space Science•Earth in the Solar SystemScience and Technology•Abilities of technological design•Understandings about science and technologyHistory and Nature of Science•Science as a human endeavorNational Mathematics Content Standards:•Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments•Represent data using tables and graphs such as line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs

National Technology Content Standards:
Characteristics and scope of technology – development of technology
Program Length 50 minutes for 4th-8th grade. 25 minutes for K-3rd grade.
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