Exploring Our Moon

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Exploring Our Moon

• Christy Simon
• Sarah Afeld
• Valerie Daly
• Noemi Olsen

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Essential Question

• What is the moon like and how do we get there?

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Subjects Involved

• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies

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Unit Questions
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Language Arts

• What do these words mean?
• Transportation
• Rocket
• Space Shuttle
• Astronaut
• Moon
• Lunar
• What kind of space story can be made using these
  words?
• What does an astronaut do?

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Mathematics

• a) After researching the following forms of
  transportation, decide which one would be the
  fastest way to get to the moon, ignoring the fact
  that it is not possible to use some of the
  following forms in moon travel boat, car,
  rocket, airplane, train.
• b) Which form of transportation would take the
  longest amount of time to get to the moon.
• c) Which one do you think would cost the most?
• d) Which form do you think would be the
  cheapest way to travel?
• e) Which form of transportation would you pick?
• a) What is the distance to the moon?
• b) Place a lt or gt sign between the following
  distances.
• Earth to Moon ____ New York, NY to Chicago, IL
• Distance around the Earth ____ Earth to Moon
• Earth to Moon ____ San Francisco, CA to
  Beijing, China
• Earth to Mars ____ Earth to Moon
• 3. a) If you were traveling in a
  make-believe space shuttle that traveled at 300
  m.p.h, estimate how long it would take you to get
  to the moon.
• b) 100 m.p.h.?
• c) 200,000 m.p.h.?
• d) 1,000,000 m.p.h.?

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Science

• What are the phases of the moon and why does it
  have phases?
• What are the parts of a space shuttle?
• What is the moon like?
• a) How big is the moon?
• b) How old is the moon?
• c) What would happen if there was no moon?

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Social Studies

• Who has visited the moon, and when?
• a) Who was involved with the first trip, and
  when was it?
• b) Has anyone else visited the moon?
• What happened with Apollo 13?
• What does a lunar rock look like?

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Standards

• Language Arts
• 1.B.1a 1.C.1e 2.A.1b 3.A.1 3.B.1b 3.C.1a
  4.b.1a 5.B.1a 5.C.1a
• Math
• 6.A.1a 6.B.1 6.C.1a 6.C.1b 7.A.1b 7.A.1c
  7.B.1b 10.A.1b 10.B.1c
• Science
• 11.A.1a 11.A.1e 12.D.1a 12.D.1b
• Social Studies
• 16.A.1a 16.B.1 (w)

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Outcomes
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Language Arts

• Students will use a dictionary to look up
  definitions or space-related vocabulary. web
  dictionary
• Students will write a short story learning their
  newlylearned vocabulary.
• Students will research an astronauts occupation
  and write a short description of his/her job.
• about astronauts

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Math

• Students will learn to research different forms
  of transportation and compare them with one
  another.
• Students will also learn to use technology and/or
  maps to find the distance to different places,
  and compare these places with each other.
  distances chart
• Students will learn how to use estimation with
  simple division to come up with a realistic
  amount of time that it would take to get to the
  moon.

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Science

• The students will observe and record the phases
  of the moon. moon phases
• The students will learn about the space shuttle
  and the parts that it consists of. space shuttle
• The students will learn about the moon and the
  effect that the moon has on the earth, including
  gravitational pull and its orbit. about the moon

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Social Studies

• The students will learn about the history of
  space travel including who has visited the moon
  and also about particular visits such as Apollo
  13.
• The students will have the chance to talk and
  learn about the surface of the moon (for example,
  details such as what lunar rock looks like and is
  made of). lunar rock

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Resources

• http//www.moonpeople.com
• http//www.seds.org/ssa/docs/ Space.Shuttle
• http//school.discovery.com/lessonplans/worksheets
  /lightofthemoon/worksheet1.html
• http//kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Pioneers/
• Images from http//office.microsoft.com/clipart/de
  fault.aspx
• http//zebu.uoregon.edu/soper/Moon/surface.html
• http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0759496.html