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Week 5: All About Space!

This week you will be going on a virtual field trip, yay! You will see a few of the amazing Boeing employees who are preparing to write the next chapter of space history with the launch of the Starliner/CST-100 spacecraft and the deployment of the Space Launch System (SLS).

You will also be coding with Tynker to explore Mars, and will get to access the real surface Mars through the Curiosity rover! 
​Objectives:
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Students will...
  • Identify key steps in the history of space exploration.
  • Create a timeline to organize and illustrate key steps in the history of space exploration.
  • Identify STEM careers that match their skills, interests, and experiences.
  • Apply sequencing logic to solve puzzles
  • Use new code blocks to solve puzzles
  • Use conditional logic to solve puzzles​

Activities:
Monday:
  • Watch Today's Video Instructions
  • Complete the Virtual Field Trip (VFT) Pre- Assessment
  • Use the Online Sketchpad to ​Create a Timeline on the History of Space​
  • Your Timeline Should Include:
    • At Least 8 Dates
    • A Title
    • A Summary of Each Event
Tuesday:
  • Watch Today's Video Instructions
  • Watch the Full Virtual Field Trip
  • Work on Column One of the Worksheet as you Watch
Wednesday
  • Watch Today's Video Instructions​
  • Work on Column Two of the Worksheet
  • Early Finisher? Play the Explore Mars Game! Try to Beat the Students on the Leaderboard. If You Do, Make Sure to Take a Screenshot!
Thursday
  • Watch Today's Video Instructions​
  • Choose A NASA Moon to Mars Coding Activity to Complete
  • Have extra time? Try another activity!​
Friday​
  • Watch Today's Video Instructions​
  • Finish Any Unfinished Work from this Week 
    • ​Pre-Assessment Form
    • History of Space Timeline
    • VFT Worksheet
    • NASA Moon to Mars Coding Activity
  • Explore the Access Mars Simulation

Due By Friday:
  • Completed Virtual Field Trip Pre- Assessment Form
  • Week 5 Work Packet Submitted to Teams
Packet for Week 5:
week_5_work_packet.docx
File Size: 15 kb
File Type: docx
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Monday:
Monday Video Instructions
VFT Pre-Assessment
Online SketchPad
Tuesday:
Tuesday Video Instructions
Virtual Field Trip
Wednesday:
Wednesday ​VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS
Explore Mars
Thursday:
Thursday ​VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS
Nasa Moon 2 Mars Coding Activites
Friday:
Friday ​VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS
Access MArs
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