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Artemis III – Lesson 8: Reflecting on and Presenting Your Mission
Lesson Summary
In this lesson: Students will begin by reflecting on their individual contributions to the mission before performing a thorough review of their Science and Engineering Notebooks, MDLs, and the Mission Objectives. This will allow them to finalize their MDL and prepare a tri-fold board on the MO of their choice. To close out the mission, teams will self-assess their MDLs based on a rubric and submit their final product.
Estimated Instructional Time: 6.5 hours
Lesson Level Question: How successful have we been in planning our mission to the Moon, and what happens next?
Engage
Students will begin the lesson by reflecting on their individual contributions to the overall mission and their most important learning moments.
Explore
Students will work as a team to review their Science and Engineering Notebooks, MDL draft, and Mission Objective Guidance, and make any necessary updates to their MDLs.
Elaborate
Students will choose an area of the challenge where they feel they excelled and prepare a tri-fold board highlighting their best work.
Evaluate
Students will evaluate their own work and the work of their peers based on the mission review rubric, then make any necessary final changes and submit their final project.
Extend
Option 1: Students will participate in a local science or engineering fair or present their work to other local audiences.
Option 2: Students will explore NASA careers related to the work of this lesson.
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: