Orbital Mission STEM Curriculum Unit

$45.00

Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on an Orbital Mission! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Students then work through Stage 2 engineering design challenges. Units are aligned to science and math standards along with a different career focus.

Grades: 5th - 8th

Teaching Duration: 9 - 12 weeks

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Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on an Orbital Mission! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Students then work through Stage 2 engineering design challenges. Units are aligned to science and math standards along with a different career focus.

Grades: 5th - 8th

Teaching Duration: 9 - 12 weeks

Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on an Orbital Mission! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Students then work through Stage 2 engineering design challenges. Units are aligned to science and math standards along with a different career focus.

Grades: 5th - 8th

Teaching Duration: 9 - 12 weeks

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Orbital Mission STEM Curriculum Unit:

Looking for a complete STEM curriculum that includes hands-on engineering design, real-world connections, science, and math connections all centered around one theme? Look no further with our Space Club: Orbital Mission curriculum!

Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on an Orbital Mission!

This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Students then work through Stage 2 engineering design challenges. Units are aligned to science and math standards along with a different career focus.

Orbital Mission STEM Curriculum includes:

  1. Meet the Crew: Mission Patch + Sparks

  2. Astronaut Health: Heart Rate Health + Exercise Equipment Design Challenge

  3. Get to Orbit: Straw Rocket Engineering Challenge

  4. Emergency in Space: Space Docking Team Activity + Robot Tool Challenge

  5. Working in Space: Design an Experiment in Space

  6. Eating in Space: Plan a Menu for Space

  7. Returning Home: Heat Shield Challenge

Curriculum includes:

  • Step-by-step teacher guide with photos

  • Instructional slides with exciting videos

  • Student mission sheets with real-world connections and photos

  • Supply list with links

  • Alignment to NGSS and TEKS (Texas)


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