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Activity
Fifth Graders Study MESSENGER Mission
NES Coordinator Carolyn Hoover visited EHGEMS and taught our fifth graders about the MESSENGER mission to Mercury.
Activity type:
NASA staff classroom visit
Technology used:
Video and stills from NASA archives/website.
Number of sessions:
2
Amount of time for each session in hours:
1
Success story from the activity:
The students asked deep and thoughtful questions that I believe impresssed Mrs. Hoover, our NES Coordinator. My science teacher also said, "Mrs. Hoover is a great teacher." Certainly high praise.
NASA resources used:
NASA Educational Resource 1
NASA Personnel 1
Item(s) purchased with NES grant money 0
NASA/NES funded/provided workshop/conference 0
Visit to a NASA facility 0
Support from additional participants:
Administrators, Team member K-4, Non-Team member K-4, Pre-Service Educators, 5-8
Teacher to teacher notes:
I think the MESSENGER is a good topic for students. It is relatively for them to understand our interest in mapping Mercury and learning more about its chemistry. The information about the "gravity hill" and going up and down the hill, with downward being toward the sun, was interesting for the students as well.
Primary performance objective:
  • Increase student interest and participation in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and geography.
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    Needs:
    This activity addresses these needs as defined in the Capitol Region Education Council: East Hartford-Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School needs assessment:

  • Earth in the solar system.

  • Objects in the sky.

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    Content:
  • Science

  • Technology

  • Engineering

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    Student investigations involved:
    Yes
    Students build vision filters.
    Was this activity influenced by any NASA professional development?:
    Yes
    Presentation by NASA Glenn NES Coordinator.

     
    Digital Artifacts for "Fifth Graders Study MESSENGER Mission"
    Caption File type Approved
    NASA MESSENGER Obriting Mercury Yes

     

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