Space Geologist Activity Book
This book features five hands-on activities designed for 8-to
12-year-olds.Each activity includes one 30-to 45-minute project and
extensions.Activities can be used in any order.Also included are objectives
and learning outcomes,assessment questions,ideas for a presentation
or exhibit and topics for further investigation.
Table of Contents
Meet Adriana /ACTIVITY ONE
Watch a video about space geologist Adriana Ocampo,and then observe
the photo of an impact crater.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of the work of a scientist
and of the scientific enterprise.
Crater Maker /ACTIVITY TWO
Make an impact using marbles and flour to investigate how craters take
shape.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of cause and effect
in Earth systems.
Vanishing Craters /ACTIVITY THREE
Watch the effects of rain on a model crater,and then consider the effects
of all kinds of weather.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of atmospheric processes.
Big Time Tour /ACTIVITY FOUR
Explore Earths history.Take a tour from beginning to the present
using your arm as a guide.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of the span of biological
time.
Digging into the Past /ACTIVITY FIVE
Learn how to create a core sample and get a sweet lesson in reading
geological history.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of the fossil record
and how it documents
the changes in life forms.
Pulling It All Together
Create a story about a scientist who studies space geology.
Learning Outcomes: Youth draw on what they have learned in the activities
to construct their own understanding of what it means to be a scientist.
New Wonders
Here are some ideas you might like to use for projects or exhibits.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of science and technology
in society and of science as a human endeavor.
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