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Scope
and Sequence
Lesson Plans
Your
"To-do" List
Resources
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PRE-MISSION
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Schedule the date
for the mission with NASA. |
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Use the lesson
plans and Scope and
Sequence to prepare
your students well in advance of the
mission date. The typical timeframe is
two weeks before the mission. |
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Test the
computer/videoconference link with
NASA’s mission control at least one week
before mission day. See
Technology
Requirements. |
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During the test
connection, be sure to also test each
team's computer to assure that the
flash-based
Communications Center is
working properly. |
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Be sure to practice
for the mission. Assign students to
teams and print out all the materials.
Run a “mini-mission” until the students
are fluent in conducting all the math
calculations correctly. See
Pre-Mission
Prep Lesson Plans. |
FOR THE MISSION
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Set up the
classroom the day before the mission, if
you have not already done so for the
mini-mission. See
How to Set up the Classroom. Help
students to make room decorations and
posters for the wall. |
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Be sure you have
plenty of report forms for each team
(and cut them apart!). Ideally, use a
different color of paper for each team. |
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Remember
calculators and rulers. Students may
need them. |
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Link with NASA at
least 20 minutes before the mission. |
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Keep a copy of the
Mission Day Answer Key handy. It is
possible that you will need to give
students some help. Computers sometimes
crash, so you will want to have this
available as a “back-up” to give
students the next reading of real-time
data. |
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