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Exploring the Universe!

Reports from a Workshop Presented by NASA for Girl Scouts of the USA
November 14-18, 2003

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Extreme Exploration-Solar System Missions Timeline

Summary:

Students gather mission event data and place symbols on images of the solar system bodies that we are exploring.

Display Board Mars and its many missions Reporting out

Brief Description:

Using the Solar System Exploration Timeline as a guide, student teams will research assigned missions and record events such as launch and landing, etc. They will be drawn into the mission events as they follow along with Solar System Exploration. The class will place images of solar system bodies on a large bulletin board or wall. After researching the missions, teams will place appropriate symbols by the planetary body where the events will take place (example: a rocket = launch or a ring = orbit). Oral and/or written reports could enhance and reinforce the experience.

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from Karen

When I was planning on doing this with Juniors, I thought I'd try to simplify it and give each team information on just one mission. I had hoped to simplify these pages, but ran out of room. I also slightly redid the graphics that get posted up on the planets:

Missions: