Orbital Mission STEM Curriculum Unit
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:
Meet the Crew: Mission Patch + Sparks
Astronaut Health: Heart Rate Health + Exercise Equipment Design Challenge
Get to Orbit: Straw Rocket Engineering Challenge
Emergency in Space: Space Docking Team Activity + Robot Tool Challenge
Working in Space: Design an Experiment in Space
Eating in Space: Plan a Menu for Space
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)
