Back to Icy Worlds Unit 1: Mission Planning

ROADS on Icy worlds: Unit 1 Lesson 1

Setting Mission Objectives

Lesson Level Question: How does the mission we are planning fit into the solar system and NASA’s larger set of exploration questions?

Lesson Summary: Students will explore the questions that NASA is seeking to answer about the Earth, Sun, solar system, and the universe. They will also explore the scale of the universe, with a focus on our solar system. Finally, students will explore the focus mission for this year’s NASA Student Challenge and why this mission is important to NASA.

Materials Needed

Available from NESSP	Supplied by the teacher
None	All
Drone	Roll of Register Tape Metric Ruler Colored Pencils

Link to Lesson:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OLX2fzpgIyZz7Frl5-nzv7djRYZCGo6z/edit