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On the Moon Training
NASA and Design Squad:Team up to inspire a new generation of engineers
• The NASA/Design Squad Partnership
• NASA
• Design Squad
• The Design Process
• Activity: Roving on the Moon
• Engineers!
• Activity: Feel the Heat
• On The Moon
• More Resources from Design Squad and NASA
• Q & A
AGENDA
NASA and Design Squad share common goals:
• We want kids to learn about engineering and experience it firsthand
• We aim to inspire the next generation of engineers
• We want to improve the public image of engineering
• Together, we help YOU bring hands-on engineering and the adventure of space to life for kids
THE PARTNERSHIP
NASA
• NASA asks questions like:
What’s out there?How do we get there?What will we find?How will what we learn improve life on Earth?
• Engineers work in various fields include aeronautics, exploration systems, science, and space operations
• By the year 2020, NASA plans to build a lunar outpost capable of housing teams of astronauts for six months or more
• identify good landing sites
• measure temperature and levels of light, dust, and radiation so equipment will work reliably
• look for useful resources to support life on the moon - like minerals and ice
NASA’s MissionsLRO and LCROSS
Before building the lunar outpost, NASA needs to learn more by sending robotic missions to:
DESIGN SQUAD
13 episodes 1 host 8 contestants
Two teams One challenge
One winner $10,000 scholarship from Intel
Web site 35 hands-on activities
SNEAK PEEK
Click here to view the Design Squad Overview video.
You can either click the link above from “Slide Show” mode OR you can copy and paste this URL into your browser:
http://www.pbs.org/media/wgbh/designsquad/s2/ds2_overview_funder_card_hi.mov( )
Includes:• leader notes• open-ended questions• extension activities• curriculum connections• NASA background• National Science
Standards
ON THE MOON
6 activities that bring NASA’s moon missions to life.
DESIGN PROCESS
Use it with kids to:
• expand their thinking
• become more innovative
• learn from their mistakes
Every aspect of Design Squad reinforces the design process.
ROVING ON THE MOON
Challenge
Design and build a rubber band-powered rover that can scramble across the floor.
Design Questions:What will make the rover move?How can you make different wheels?How will square wheels affect how it moves?
Build
Create the basic design.
Test
Power it up and let go.
Redesign
Are the wheels turning freely?
Does it travel in a straight line?
Can you make it travel further?
BUILD & TEST
Engineers dream up creative, practical solutions and work with other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and build things that matter. They are changing the world all the time.
WHAT’S AN ENGINEER?
•Think creatively.
•Work with great people.
•Explore possibilities.
•Change the world and make a
difference.
WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO AT WORK?
D Squad Pro File
Click here to view the Design Squad
video.You can either click the link above from “Slide Show” mode OR
you can copy and paste this URL into your browser:
http://www.pbs.org/media/wgbh/designsquad/s1/ds_106_pro_file_evan_hi.mov( )
FEEL THE HEAT
Design Questions
What color background will heat the water the best?
How fast should the water flow through the tube?
How can zigzagging the tube help?
Challenge
Design and build a solar hot water heater and see how big a temperature change you can get.
Build
Create the basic design.
Test
Be sure to record temperatures before and after.
Redesign
Is the water flowing too quickly?
Is the water leaking?
How can we make a more drastic temperature change?
BUILD & TEST
ON THE MOON
Challenge Events Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
Launch It X X X
Touchdown X X X
Roving on the Moon
X X
Heavy Lifting
X X
On Target X X
Feel the Heat
X
nasa.gov or
pbs.org/designsquad/parentseducators
MORE RESOURCES
Educator’s Guide4 Units, 10 Activities (Workshops)
Event Guide5 Activities (Events)
Activity Guide5 Activities (Workshops or Events)
Find them online at:pbs.org/designsquad/parentseducators
Order your own copy by e-mailing:designsquad_feedback@wgbh.org
Coming soon!
Invent Today (working title)New guide about invention and innovation. Available EWeek 2009 (February).
FLEXIBILITY
Offer On the Moon activities:
• Individually
• As a unit of 2 or more activities
• Combine with other NASA and Design Squad activities
• Create an Engineering Club that meets weekly
EVALUATION: SERIES
After viewing four Design Squad episodes:• students’ understanding of the Design Process
increased.
• their stereotypes of engineers were broken.
• they wanted to enroll in an engineering afterschool program.
• they understood the science content on the shows.
• they had a better sense of teamwork.
• AND they liked it!Goodman Research Group, Inc. October 2007
EVALUATION: EDUCATOR’S GUIDE
After using the Educator’s Guide:• program leaders found it useful and wanted to use it
again.
• they felt more comfortable talking about engineering.
• they developed a better understanding of the Design Process.
• students’ understanding of engineering and science concepts improved.
• AND students liked the engineering activities!Goodman Research Group, Inc. October 2007
QUESTIONS?
KEEP IN TOUCH!
Thank you!
Rick McMasterExecutive Project Manager, IBM
Chair, Central Texas Discover Engineering
Thea SahrAssociate Director, Educational Outreach
Susan BuckeyOutreach Project Director
www.pbskidsgo.org/designsquad
www.nasa.gov
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