Space Launch System padlet by Deidre Horne Mangin (dhorne1) https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf Science and Engineering, Grades 6-8. The Next Generation Science Standards are utilized in these classes. This is the first project of a unit on the Artemis Mission to the Moon. Throughout the next quarter, middle school students will learn about the challenges of living in space on a deep space mission, the moon's resources, and the impact of the Moon on the Earth. Content will include a focus on careers, technology, NASA history, and the future of space travel. Three YA novels that tie into this theme are posted on the padlet. I will be reading the students excerpts of Crater throughout the unit. Students will be reading First Woman independently. en-us 2021-10-16 15:23:56 UTC 2025-12-21 17:08:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Heavy Lifting Lab Inspiration dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821212065 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa-stem-heavy-lifting.pdf]]> 2021-10-16 15:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821212065 Have Space Suite Will Travel. dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821214025 A classic YA sci-fi read.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20417.Have_Space_Suit_Will_Travel]]> 2021-10-16 15:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821214025 Crater dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821214809 Homer Hickam's YA sci-fi about life on the moon.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12048035-crater?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=hvgrIH9528&rank=3]]> 2021-10-16 15:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821214809 SLS Profile at NASA.gov dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821216436 https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-the-space-launch-system.html]]> 2021-10-16 15:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821216436 Build an SLS Model dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821216850 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/0772_diy_sls_-_artemis_10222020_with_pics.pdf]]> 2021-10-16 15:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821216850 Flipped Classroom Model - Independent Work dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821226396 Students will learn about the Space Launch System using the NASA resource materials outside of the classroom.
1. Students will read the SLS profile to learn about the Space Launch System.
2. Students will watch two videos about the mission to the moon:
*How We are Going to the Moon 
*Rocket Science 101
3. Students will make the paper model of the SLS (optional).

]]> 2021-10-16 15:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821226396 Flipped Classroom Model - Lab Activity dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821228121 Students will engage in the Engineering Design Process in the classroom to explore the thrust and payload of rockets with a design challenge. Students will communicate the process and results of their designs with an Engineering Design Lab Report shared through Google Classroom. The report will be scored with a rubric focused on the NGSS objectives for Engineering Design. Students will engage prior knowledge of the forces of flight in this design challenge. ]]> 2021-10-16 15:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821228121 Flipped Classroom Model - Direct Instruction prior to Lab. dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821361032 Students will review the Engineering Design Process by watching a video and completing a form/quiz for homework the night before the engineering lab begins.

https://www.loom.com/share/36650259dce743d3996fcdb2e4c90b40]]> 2021-10-16 19:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821361032 How We Are Going to the Moon - video dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821361653


]]> 2021-10-16 19:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821361653 Rocket Science 101 video dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821361956 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLgYJh6OFbY]]> 2021-10-16 19:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821361956 Engineering Design Report of Heavy Lifting Lab dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821430563 https://docs.google.com/document/d/10kpb7m8HBdwnEHB2W4rcIehr0MOhP-XXEuBGdhxcHkE/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2021-10-16 21:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821430563 NGSS Engineering Design Standards (6-8) dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821443315 2021-10-16 21:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821443315 Rationale dhorne12 https://padlet.com/dhorne12/eacd681u3k64bztf/wish/1821459486 The Space Launch System is the most sophisticated, powerful rocket ever developed by NASA. The SLS has been in design and production for the past ten years. This giant rocket is designed to carry the Orion capsule for deep space travel. The SLS will be used in the three Artemis missions, resulting in the return of humans to the moon for the first time since 1972. The SLS provides my class with a current event topic inspiration for this engineering investigation. This activity is one component of a complete unit on the Moon.

I chose the Flipped Model for this activity to maximize student engagement in the engineering design process. I am the only science teacher in our middle school, so the 6th-8th grade students were in my class last year. My students are familiar with the Engineering Design Process, so I will use the Flipped Model to review the process before the engineering investigation.

We are a Google School, so all of my assignments are deployed through the Google Classroom portal. Students will complete the Engineering Design Report and submit it through the classroom page. The report will be scored with a rubric embedded in the page, and feedback will be returned likewise.

The students will draw on prior knowledge of space travel and the forces of flight from a unit completed last year. The final products of this investigation will vary by age level. My fifth graders will complete this activity but not with the flipped method. They will receive in-person direct instruction before the lab investigation to introduce the process. 


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