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?	More complicated Robotic Principles, cyborgs, and unmanned vehicles	Computer Modeling and Simulation	Rocket Fuel	Rocket Staging Fundamentals	The Space Program as portrayed in the Media and popular culture.	To Boldly Go.  The Philosophy of Space Exploration	Rocks and Minerals	A basic understanding of the Global Positioning System (GPS)	Forces of the universe	Once Upon a Big Bang
Concept Module	What will the Mission Teams  learn about?	How are robots used to explore space?  How can they enhance human efforts? What factors influence design?  What promise does future technology hold?	How do we use engineering concepts to design working practical applications for Space work?	What types of fuel do we use with rocket propulsion? What is the difference in use and application? What are the dangers in usage?	An understanding of rocket stages and how greater altitudes can be reached by using staging.	Scientific and Space endevours as portrayed in the Media.  A look at how society sees space,  and science fiction.	Investigation into why humanity seeks to explore space. Review of history.  What is our place in the universe?	An understanding of how rocks and minerals are formed. What are the processes involved? What are the different types of rock formations?  How does the study of rocks help us to understand the Earth itself?	What is this system and how does it work? How is this system used to improve lives?  How can this system be used to improve our awareness of our planet?	Strong and weak nuclear Electro mag. gravity, dark energy	The evolution and future of the universe.
Activity Module	How will Mission Teams Take Action?	Build a more complicated Robot with utilitarian purposes in Space.	Design conceptual, working model with overlaying engineering principles	Rocket fuel demonstration	Balloon staging activity or rocket launch	`Image Project' Try another sci fi book	Group discussion on reason behind need to explore.	Classification activities Hands-on identification activities	Navigation and GPS navigation exercise	Illustrate gravity and electromagnetic (magnet and iron filings)	Create Banner or time line (written, computer, etc.) illustrating evolution of universe
Program Field Trips/Special Projects		Robotics Competition						Collecting and cataloging rocks and minerals	GPS Field Trip?