Back to Artemis II – Unit 1: Understanding the Mission and the Moon
Artemis ROADS II – Unit 1 Lesson 2: Building a Strong Project Team
In this lesson: First, students will consider how symbols can convey information and examine examples of mission patches. Then, they will work together to create their own mission patch for the project. Next, students will learn about many of the different people who contribute to the Artemis mission and consider what roles they are most interested in. Finally, they will record their mission patch and career information in their MDL.
Lesson Level Question: What is our vision for this mission and how will teamwork help us reach the Moon?
Engage
Students will consider how to convey information about themselves, their communities, and the project using only symbols.
Explore
Students will examine several mission patches from former NASA missions and try to understand what each mission was about based on the patch. Then, they will learn more about the patches and the missions they represent to help launch their own patch designs.
Explain
Students will choose a team name and design their mission patch.
Elaborate
Students will learn about the team behind NASA’s Artemis Missions and reflect on what NASA Artemis jobs interested them the most.
Evaluate
Students will include their mission patch, mission patch narrative, and role choices in their MDLs.
Extend (optional)
Option 1: Students will read the “First Woman” graphic novel.
Option 2: Students will take a deeper look at NASA’s history of mission patches.
Standards Alignment
Each lesson includes standards alignment information for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Many lessons also include information on alignment opportunities for: CCSS Mathematics, CCSS English, WA State Learning Standards in Computer Science, WA State Standards in Social Emotional Learning.
In these documents, you will find an alignment summary, followed by details for each lesson: