At a glance
Space Exploration is a three-visit project, 60 minutes each, for grades 1 to 4. Students set off on a three-stage rocket trip: the solar system, a stop on the Moon, then the launch of their own mini shuttle.
Along the way, they explain the Big Bang theory, compare the planets and the Moon by composition, size, temperature and distance, illustrate the phases of the Moon and test the impact of meteorites. The last visit launches a shuttle powered by water and citric acid.
A week on the Moon sounds far-fetched, but one day it may well be real!
Until then, your astronauts blast off with us on a three-stage rocket trip: exploring the solar system, a stop on the Moon and the launch of their very own shuttle.
They will be the heroes of space exploration!
How it runs:
Visit 1: The solar system (60 minutes).
Visit 2: The Moon (60 minutes).
Visit 3: Mini shuttle (60 minutes).
Learning goals (elementary)
- Explain the Big Bang theory of the origin of the Universe, the planets and the Moon.
- Describe the order and features of the main planets and the Moon (composition, size, temperature, distance).
- Illustrate the phases of the Moon.
- Describe the rotation and revolution of some planets and of the Moon.
- Test what a meteorite impact does to a celestial body.
- Understand how the race to space unfolded over the decades.
- Use the chemical reaction of water and citric acid to launch a shuttle.
