Learning+experiences+Space


 * = **__Space - The Final Frontier Bloom’s Taxonomy: Six Thinking Levels__** ||
 * = **Categories** ||= ** Verbal / Linguistic ** ||= ** Mathematical/ **** Logical ** ||= ** Visual/Spatial ** ||= **Body / Kinaesthetic** ||= **Musical / Rhythmic** ||= **Interpersonal** ||= **Intrapersonal** ||= **Naturalist** ||
 * = Explanation ||= **I enjoy reading, writing & speaking** ||= **I enjoy working with numbers & science** ||= **I enjoy painting, drawing & visualising** ||= **I enjoy hands-on activities** ||= **I enjoy making & listening to music** ||= **I enjoy working with others** ||= **I enjoy working by myself** ||= **I enjoy caring for plants & animals** ||
 * = Remembering ||= Brainstorm and list at least 12 space words. Provide definitions for each. Try to list words that you may not have encountered before. ||= Create a table or a spreadsheet showing the distance of each planet from the sun. Title it to make it very clear. ||= Create a picture of what you see in the sky during the day and night. ||= Write up a short role-play of the first astronauts going on the first expedition into space. Perform this role-play to the class. ||= Make up two verses of a poem, song or limerick using vocabulary about space. ||= Find and read two picture storybooks about space. Write a book report on each. Choose your favourite story of the two and read to the class. ||= List and draw 10 useful things you would take into outer space and justify why you would take them. ||= On your planet there is not much water. List and explain in detail 10 strategies that you could use to conserve water. ||
 * = Understanding ||= Write a factual report about a planet of your choice. Consider how you will present your report. ||= Explain why, if you are 11 years old on earth, you would be 46 years old on Mercury and less than one year old on Pluto ||= Create a diagram labelling in detail the parts of the earth. ||= Research the effects space has on your body. Write a report / mini project detailing this information. ||= Write a pan for a play called “The Space Odyssey”. It must include all arrangements including props, cast, sets, costumes, music etc. ||= Write a realistic timetable outline what astronauts would do every hour over 7 days. Include all the activities and information required. ||= Describe feelings of being the first person to discover life on another planet. (min 1 page) ||= Make up a menu for an astronaut for a week. Explain and justify why you chose these foods. Think about packaging, containing and preserving issues. ||
 * = Applying ||= Write a letter of application for a job to NASA justifying why you should be chosen as a Space Scientist. (min 1 page) ||= Create a model and explanation of how the earth spins on its axis as it orbits the sun. ||= Create a space mural – use black paper. Add space pictures. Attach space facts to the mural. ||= Learn about astronaut training. How do astronauts exercise in space? Create and implement an astronaut fitness program. ||= Simulate outer space sounds. Make a dialogue of a scene and include the appropriate sounds. ||= Identify the contributions made by various countries in early space flights. Make a brief timeline including relevant information. ||= Research and record changes in space travel. Make a timeline of events. ||= You live on a space station. Space is limited and you still produce wastes. Write a report to management on methods of waste reduction, removal and recycling. ||
 * = Analysing ||= Create a biography about a space explorer (Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong), and what they discovered on their expeditions. ||= Work out your weight on each planet.. Hint: - consider the gravity of each planet.. Graph your results and write a report on the comparisons. ||= Design a new space suit for a planet. Be sure to label it clearly and explain its functions. ||= Prepare and group questions on space for a class “Sale of the New Century”. Have multiple choice answers. ||= Compare and contrast two planets attributes using a call and response rap format. (you can create a Venn Diagram to help you plan) ||= Research and write a mini report on wormholes, supertwisters or black holes. ||= Complete a postcard describing your experience of travelling near one of the planets. ||= Design a machine / system to collect and recycle space waste. ||
 * = Evaluating ||= Create a speech about why we need to consider living on planets other than earth. ||= Make an information space wheel with a wedge chopped out that can spin around and reveal mathematical information about 6 planets. ||= Evaluate the likelihood of colonisation of another planet. Think about the advantages and disadvantages for the human race if Mars or another planet were inhabitable. ||= Create a script of an interview between a journalist and a famous space scientist e.g. Copernicus, Galileo etc. ||= Create a newscast of the first landing on the moon. Include Neil Armstrong’s speech. Then make your own speech. ||= An alien captures you and tells you it is going to blow up earth. Create a list of arguments to convince him to blow up a planet other than earth. ||= View four websites on space. Create a report to evaluate and rank according to: content, presentation, ease of access, links to other sites. Reference the sites you visited (URL) . ||= Create a report to justify the benefits of setting up a city in space. Consider the environmental impact on both earth and outer space. ||
 * = Designing ||= Write an advertisement selling holidays to Mars. Make sure that you include presentation skills, descriptive words and information about the advantages of holidaying in Mars. ||= Design and create an unmanned craft that can explore and collect data on a planet in our solar system. Consider how it might move and land on that planet. ||= Design a space station to be based on a planet. Evaluate each planet and come up with a recommendation about which would be the best planet on which to establish the base. ||= Construct a space diorama. Include planets, earth, features of the sky. ||= Create a national anthem for aliens that live on Saturn. ||= Create an advertising campaign including poster, logo, jingle and speech to promote a consolation other than the Southern Cross going on the Australian flag. ||= Create an Intergalactic Passport. (Include: the planet you are from, drawn photo, personal details, stamps from planets you have visited. ) ||= Create a speech to give to people from another planet. The aim is to teach them how to become more environmentally friendly. Present your speech to the class. ||