Federation of Galaxy Explorers Schedule for Third Class Galaxy Explorers (Fifth Grade)
Program		Engineering		Rocketry		Space Citizenship		Earth Science		Space Science
Months		September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Content Module	What is the Content?	Basic robotics	Spacecraft	Rocket Flight	Model Rocketry	International Cooperation	Great Space Luminaries	Map Making, Geography	Basic Geology	Learning about light	Great telescopes of the world
Concept Module	What will the Mission Teams  learn about?	What is a robot? What are the diffreent parts of a robot?  How are Robots designed and built?	How would a spacecraft be constructed? How would it function?	How does a rocket fly? What are design considerations nose cones, fins, etc? What do we use rockets for?	Build model basic rocketry basic.  Learn National Association of Rocketry safety standards.	How have different countries worked together in Space related projects.  An investigation into the I.S.S, and other cooperative projects.	A look at the biographies of the great leaders in space.  How did they impact the world?	Understand basic geography.  Learn about basic maps and how to use them.  Identify geographical features.	Basic gelogical forces - volcanism, tectonism, graduation and cratering. How do these forces impact on the makeup of our world? A simple view of how the Earth has changed over time.	The electromagnetic spectrum	Great telescopes in space Hubble, Chandra, NGTF, etc.
Activity Module	How will Mission Teams Take Action?	Train partners to act a robots	Design and build conceptual Spacecraft.	Demonstrate effect of nose designs.  Build test wind tunnel	Design, build, and fly a basic working rocket. - Rocketry safety standards	Simulated diplomatic negotiation between several countries to develop a cooperative space effort	See and write about yourself as a great space luminary.  What would you be like? What would you have achieved?	Make a globe map to illustrate mapping	Build a simple working volcano. Earthquake simulation activity.	Use a mirror in a pan of water or prism to produce a spectrum. Use pan of water  to illustrate wave motion.  Use radio to hear Jupiter. List devices that use wave lengths. Make a microphone using cardboard paper tubes	NASA Space Telescope hands-on  activity
Program Field Trips/Special Projects					Model Rocket Launch and competition						Look up Hubble, Chandra, web sites at home. Start a file of future telescope concepts