Introduction
This lesson will guide you in introducing your
students to the FSI mission. You will use
PowerPoint®
as a tool to present the scenario to your
students. By completing this activity, your
students will learn about the context of the FSI
mission and will be given an overview of the
roles they will have on mission day.
Duration
35 minutes: Present Mission
Briefing PowerPoint to students.
Vocabulary
area: the number
of square units needed to cover a closed
figure.
combined area:
the sum found from adding the areas of
specific sides of a shape.
total surface area:
the sum of the area of each side or
surface of an object.
box-and-whiskers
plot: a method of displaying data that
is helpful in interpreting the distribution
of the data on an interval scale.
central tendency:
the degree of clustering of the values of a
distribution of data, usually measured by
arithmetic mean, median, or mode.
mean: the
arithmetic average; the sum of all the
scores divided by the number of the scores.
median: the
middle of a set of data.
mode: the number
or score that appears most often in a set of
data.
quartile: a
division or group of data that separates the
data into equal parts.
lower quartile:
the median of the lower part of the data.
upper quartile:
the median of the upper part of data.
simulation: an
imitation of a real event that allows
participants to experience an activity in a
safe environment.
volume: the
amount of space an object occupies.
Materials
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Mission Briefing PowerPoint
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A laptop connected to a
projector to display the PowerPoint
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A screen for projecting
the presentation
Teacher Preparation
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Read the Mission
Scenario and Mission Briefing PowerPoint to
become oriented with the FSI mission.
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Read and become familiar
with the vocabulary section of this lesson.
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Set up a laptop,
projector, and screen to present the
PowerPoint.
Procedure
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Introduce the vocabulary
words to the students and discuss the
meanings.
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Show the PowerPoint
presentation to your students.
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Allow time for questions
and discussion.
Discussion Tips
The main idea they should get from this
lesson is that they are going to be part of a
simulation that has a specific storyline.
Discussion of the storyline will create the
context for all of the facts and concepts to
which they will be introduced.
Special Comments
This class is one of the most important in
terms of student motivation. As the “movie
director,” you set the scene, create the story,
and help your “actors” prepare for their roles. |
