Space Science Overview		Third Class Mission Teams			Second Class Mission Teams			First Class Mission Teams
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Content Module	What is the Content ?	Space Basics	Exploring the Solar System	Learning about light	Living with the Sun	Forces of the universe	Learn to Observe I	Newton's laws of motion	Keplers laws	Mentored Mission Team Study Project
Concept Module	What will Mission Teams learn about?	What is the Space environment? What are the dangers?  How do we survive in space?	Learn the planets of the Solar System and their  moons	The electromagnetic spectrum	What is the Sun?  What is its effect on earth?	Strong and weak nuclear Electro mag. gravity, dark energy	Planetary Observational techniques, scientific notation, UT, etc.	Newton's laws on  Motion	Understand the laws of planetary motion	Mentored Mission Team Study Project
Activity Module	How will Mission Teams Take Action?	Make a model of a space station. Talk about the measures needed to survive	Make planets with styro-foam or NASA solar system puzzle.  Travel agent for solar system trips	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	Build a Solar clock. Build a solar projector.	Illustrate gravity and electromagnetic (magnet and iron filings)	Discuss observational techniques. Experiment to show factors that alter atmosphere	Mission Team exercises	Mission Team exercises (use computers or string and foci (nails) to illustrate orbits)	Mentored Mission Team Study Project
Program Field Trips/Special Projects		Trip to science center or museum. Virtual trip to Air & Space on internet	Observe the planets and moon.  Also see NASA films on planetary exploration		Build a Solar clock. Build a solar projector. Take scientific notation
Content Module	What is the Content ?	Astronomy Intro            The stars in other cultures	Telescope principles	Great telescopes of the world	Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence	Once Upon a Big Bang	Star formation - the life and death of a star.  Types of stars	Learn to Observe II	Learn about galaxies	Mentored Mission Team Study Project
Concept Module	What will Mission Teams learn about?	Constellation stories	reflectors and refractors	Great telescopes in space Hubble, Chandra, NGTF, etc.	Life in the Universe?  How about our galaxy? How do we contact?	The evolution and future of the universe.	Life cycle of a star. How stars form and die. The types of stars and characteristics	Planetary Observational techniques, scientific notation, UT, etc.	Galaxy formation.  Learn about types of galaxies, our  galaxy, and local cluster	Mentored Mission Team Study Project
Activity Module	How will Mission Teams Take Action?	Draw constellations on black paper shine a light to make constellations on wall	Build a simple refractor telescope or build a simple radio telescope	NASA Space Telescope hands-on  activity	How could we communicate with aliens? Draw pictures of what aliens might look like?  Why? What their homes be like.	Create Banner or time line (written, computer, etc.) illustrating evolution of universe	Describe the life cycle of a star.  ID star types by spectral classes	Practice observational techniques.  Draw moon, Jupiter, etc. from slides or photos	Mission Team discussions	Mentored Mission Team Study Project
Field Trips (optional)		Observe and Identify Constellations outside or at planetarium.  Contact other Mission Teams and conduct this activity as a Sector.	Test telescopes	Look up Hubble, Chandra, web sites at home. Start a file of future telescope concepts	SETI at Home Software program	Movie Night -  Contact	Take spectral signatures via web site software	Observe Planets and take scientific notation	Identify Galaxy types. NASA Hubble exercises Observing night for Galaxies
Successful completion and passage of workbook tests will entitle Mission Team to receive a pin of achievement for the appropriate educational segment.