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?

15 minutes

Engage

Students will consider how to convey information about themselves, their communities, and the project using only symbols. 

15 minutes

45 minutes

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.

45 minutes

60 minutes

Explain

Students will choose a team name and design their mission patch.

60 minutes

60 minutes

Elaborate

Students will learn about the team behind NASA’s Artemis Missions and reflect on what NASA Artemis jobs interested them the most.

60 minutes

30 minutes

Evaluate

Students will include their mission patch, mission patch narrative, and role choices in their MDLs.

30 minutes

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: