Sunset Summertime Week 4
Week of June 28th
Blast off to Space!!
Week 4 we will be looking up at the stars and all things in outer space!!
Ready! Set! Go! We're off to the Moon!
Learn about space with a variety of activities about space. You can even Scroll down to the Math and Science section to try the high jump activity.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/feb2014/off-to-the-moon
Building a Space Shuttle
Using only a sheet of paper and tape, build a model space shuttle that can be launched with a straw. See how far you can make your shuttle travel
To Infinity and Beyond
In 1992, Mae Jemison was the first African American woman astronaut to travel into space. If you met Ms. Jemison, what would you ask her? Use this website to learn more!
Mission to Mars
You're going on a scavenger hunt to Mars! What amazing Martian things can you find?
Eating the Moon?
Read the recipe and make moon cookies with your grown up. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/moon-cookies/en/
OR try making the phases of the moon with sandwich cookies. Which phase is the most delicious? https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/oreo-moon/en/
Leap Years - NASA Science
February 29th only happens every 4 years. Learn all about leap years and why they exist. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/leap-year/en/
Space Flight
On April 19, NASA's helicopter Ingenuity took off on Mars. This was the first powered flight by an aircraft on a planet other than Earth. If you met an engineer that worked on Ingenuity, what is a question you would ask. Use this website to learn more!
Space Suit Challenge
NASA is always working to make space suits better and safer for astronauts! Their suits must keep them safe from debris and space dust. Your task is to design a protective layer for a space suit. The layer should protect an "astronaut" (represented by an object such as a marshmallow, inflated balloon, potato, or something similar) from "space dust and debris" (represented by rocks, gravel, sand, nails, or similar items).
Criteria: Your protective layer should not break when about 2 cups of debris is dropped on it. Your layer can be punctured, as long as the astronaut stays unharmed.
Challenge: make your protective layer out of 5 materials or less.
Criteria: Your protective layer should not break when about 2 cups of debris is dropped on it. Your layer can be punctured, as long as the astronaut stays unharmed.
Challenge: make your protective layer out of 5 materials or less.
Personal Space
What is personal space? Watch My Very Own Space by Pippa Goodhart and Rebecca Crane it describes the concept of personal space and helps identify when you or others might want personal space.
Pause and Think Online
Check out the Digital Citizens who aspire to be safe, responsible, and respectful online! Discuss these questions after watching the video:
1. Which character do you relate to most when going online?
2. Why is it important to be kind online?
3. Why shouldn't you open a message from someone you don't know?
1. Which character do you relate to most when going online?
2. Why is it important to be kind online?
3. Why shouldn't you open a message from someone you don't know?
Keeping Games Fun and Friendly
Explore ways to be positive and to have fun while playing games online! After watching the short video disucss these questions at home with an adult:
1. Which social interactions do you notice in the video?
2. Who talks to whom? What do they say?
3. Overall, do you think the interactions in the video were mostly fun and positive or mostly negative? Why?
4. What norms do you think you should follow when playing online video games?
1. Which social interactions do you notice in the video?
2. Who talks to whom? What do they say?
3. Overall, do you think the interactions in the video were mostly fun and positive or mostly negative? Why?
4. What norms do you think you should follow when playing online video games?
IXL Week 4 Challenge
WOW! have you guys been busy working on IXL this week. Derrick, Dillon, and Leilani met last week's challenge. Kaleb and Alyson our last 2 week's challenge drawing winners not only met this weeks challenge, but answered over 863 questions combined. This week's drawing winner is SOL!! Congratulations on winning a gift card! This week's challenge is 100 questions. You can do it!
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