NHU-NASA Summer Institute

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Lesson Plan Title Grade Level Concept Author
       
Mini Wind Mill: Wind Measurer 1st Grade Science
Weather and the Compass Rose
Christine Ho
       
       
Planets of the Solar System 1st Grade – Primary

Planet characteristics
Planets in order
Orbit & Rotate
Planet research projects

Sara Brooks Long
       
       
The Sun 1st Grade To understand the importance role the sun plays in our daily lives. Alice Cruz
       
       

Solar System Mobiles

 

3rd Grade

The 9 planets in our solar system, and their relative locations and sizes compared to the sun.

Tim Barrington
       
       

The Moon and the Stars

3rd Grade

Stars circulate stars just like
Moons circulate planets

Mary Angela Wenger
       
       

Particular Particles

5th Grade Earth sciences
Earth's water

Phaik Teoh

       
       

Planets

5th Grade Planets

Svetlana Vizueth

       
       
Living in a Gravity World 5th / 6th Grade What is Gravity Josephine Mendez
       
       
California Landforms and Geography 6th Grade The names and appearances of major geologic features
Inference and observation skills
Geographic awareness and appreciation
Zackary Long
       
       
Controlled Propulsion and Acceleration  8th Grade The concept of how jet and rocket engines provide adequate thrust to propel a vehicle to an established distance and how decreased propulsion acts as a braking mechanism. Justin Trinh-Halperin
       
       
The Great Light Detective 8th Grade: Physical Science Different light sources are comprised of different elements. Rachel Foster- Chambliss
       
       
Amusement Park Physics 8th Grade - 12th Grade Principle of conservation of energy
Newton's first law of motion
Centripetal force
Mechanical energy forms gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
Kim Rogers
       
       
Calculating the Area of Parts of Satellite Models and of Various Polygonal Shapes 8th Grade - 12th Grade How to calculate the areas of various shapes. Dixie G. Sinkovits
       
       
Ellipse and the Mars Orbital Path 8th Grade - 12th Grade; Algebra II The characteristic of the ellipse formula will be presented.
Transforming the elliptical quadratic formula to the standard elliptical equation will be presented by completing the square.
Henry Mock
       
       

Knowing Your Solar System

High School: Earth Science

Information about planets, sun, and entire solar system.
Research skills
Presentation skills

Manuel Villalpando

 

 

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