HEY I want to go to the moon too

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HEY! I want to go to the moon too!
HEY! I want to go to the moon too!

• Jenny Knox ? Katie Nash ? Kate Higgs ? Craig Young

Jenny Knox ? Katie Nash ? Kate Higgs ? Craig Young
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Subjects and Grade Level

• 6th Grade
• Math
• Science
• Language Arts?
• Social Science

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Structure and Framework of Moon Unit

• Case-Based students will learn about space
  travel through the eyes of four characters
• Each 4-person group must make decision about
  going to the moon using consensus
• 6 week time period
• Each student will have a Palm

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Use of Palm

• Use during consensus decision making process
• Data collection software???
• Tables will be beamed to students with special
  needs gifted students can design tables forms
  for their group
• Questions for experts (in which program?) (link
  to a sample doc)

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Use of Palm

• Use during consensus decision making process
• Data collection software???
• Tables will be beamed to students with special
  needs gifted students can design tables forms
  for their group
• Questions for experts (in which program?) (link
  to a sample doc)

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WEEK 1 Background Consensus Decision-Making

• Learn about commercial space flight Space Future
  - Space Tourism
• Why make a decision using consensus instead of
  voting?
• Who else uses it?
• Use of Palm for journal and consensus support
• Friday video conference with members of the
  Ravenswood Collective and business leaders who
  use consensus

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WEEK 3 TheFinancier

• His name is Mr. Greedy.
• He is all about economical choices that save
  every penny possible.
• He believes pictures can give you enough of the
  experience and are the cheapest way to enhance
  childrens learning.

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• How much does it cost to train each person?
• We will research the web.
• M2K4 Roaming the Red Planet
• This website contains a ton of information and
  allows students to find the answer in multiple
  ways.
• How much does the food for the trip cost?
• They will be given a list of items and their
  cost. Then students will make a menu and
  calculate how much it will cost to feed their
  group on the trip.

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Example of student worksheet

• http//spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/factsheets/p
  dfs/food.pdf
• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________
• ___________________________
• ___________________________________
• ___________________________________

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• How much does the fuel cost?
• Students will have homework to find out how much
  fuel costs. Then, they will use the internet to
  research how much fuel is needed for a trip to
  the moon.
• How much does a space shuttle cost?
• Students will search the NASA website to find out
  how much they spend on the building of space
  shuttles.
• How many crew members need to be present?
• Students will have a video conference with
  someone from the Chicago Space Museum and discuss
  how many people are usually on voyages.
• Students will then have an open discussion about
  the week with the expert.

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WEEK x Elaine the Environmentalist

• Thinks about the short-term and long-term effects
  of her actions
• Owns an electric hybrid car but bikes around town
  
• Recycles and composts
• Enjoys hiking and backpacking

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Elaines Questions . . .

• Monday How much oil will we use?
• (compare oil used in one space flight to oil
  used by each persons family in one
  day/month/year use Excel?)
• Tuesday What are some of the negative
  environmental impacts of using oil?

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More Questions from Elaine . . .

• Wednesday What about space junk?
• Thursday What are some environmental benefits
  of space travel? Student Data GDS Remote
  Sensing
• Friday What do other environmentalists think
  about space travel?
• ?Video Conference with a Sierra Club
  representative and an environmental scientist

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Week 5

• Ned the
• NASA Expert

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How many jobs will going to the moon create?

• Engage in internet research for how many people
  have to work to make a trip into space
• Ask NASA Expert about this on Friday

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Who will be paid for these trips to the moon?

• Talk about who students think should get the
  money that people pay to go to the moon
• Talk about why those people should get some of
  the money
• Ask about NASA and how much they will get if it
  is not already mentioned

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Who will govern this form of travel?

• First discuss how FAA controls air travel, and
  someone will need to control space travel
• Talk about US Space Command, what they do, and
  what would have to change for them to control
  tourist trips to the moon

How will they control it?

• Talk about current ways of controlling space
  travel, and what would likely happen if tourist
  moon travel was added
• Have a student discussion within groups about
  what rules they think would be needed for tourist
  moon travel
• Ask NASA expert about current ways of controlling
  space travel on Friday

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What will be the requirements (height, weight,
etc.) of people going to the moon?

• Discuss what students think the requirements
  should be
• Look at to see NASA requirements
  http//spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/fact
  sheets/asseltrn.html
• Talk about NASA requirements and how they might
  change for tourists

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What will people gain by going to the moon?
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Video Conferencing with NASA Expert

• Insert Video Im making

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WEEK 6 Deciding on a Plan

• Each student will play a role and represent the
  views of his or her character
• Each group will need to come to a consensus
  whether or not to go to the moon
• Design website to show off data used to support
  decision
• Assessment activities on Friday

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Student Assessment

• Publication of website (link to sample website)
• Give press conference with experts and parents
  via video conference