INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

Engineering byDesign™ Center to Advance Teaching Science and Technology (CATTS) Human Exploration Project Invention, Innovation, Inquiry (I3) Technological Literacy Standards

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   Teaching    Excellence in
   Technology,
   Innovation,
   Design and
   Engineering

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Designing Human Exploration Project (HEP)

Designing Human Exploration: People, Education, and Technology

STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULAR UNITS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL

As part of ITEA's Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology and Science, HEP is developing curricular units for elementary, middle, and high school. The units are stand-alone, but they are also designed to coordinate with Engineering byDesign™ (EbD™) curricular offerings.

Phase I – 3 Units

Theme: Living & Working on the Lunar Surface

Focus: Energy and Power

Grade 4: Moon Power (10 Days)
Grade 6: Human Exploration (18 Days)
Grades 11/12: NASA Project Management
(28 Days)

AVAILABLE 2008

Phase II – 4 Units

Theme: Living & Working Beyond Earth’s Atmosphere

Focus: Transportation

Grade 7: Creating a Space Exploration Infrastructure (16 Days)
Grade 8: Space Transportation: Re-Shooting the Moon (10-15 Days)
Grade 9: NASA: Moving Cargo (27 Days)
Grades 10-12: Transportation and Space: Reuse and Recycle (13 Days)

AVAILABLE 2008

STS-118 Design Challenge - 6 Units

Lunar Plant Growth Chamber

1 Elementary School Unit (Design & Build)
1 Elementary School Unit (Design Only)
1 Middle School Unit (Design & Build)
1 Middle School Unit (Design Only)
1 High School Unit (Design & Build)
1 High School Unit (Design Only)

AVAILABLE NOW!!

Call 703-860-2100 to order all units on one CD.

(Includes both electronic, interactive versions as well as print versions.)

$9.50 + $2.00 shipping/handling

Click here to register for the challenge with NASA, view/print the units, register to receive space-flown seeds, and find out more information:
NASA's STS-118 Education Resources

All Curricular Units:

Are Based Upon the Technological Literacy Standards
Coordinate with Science and Mathematics Standards for Middle and High School
Coordinate with Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, and Social Studies Standards for Elementary School
Utilize a Standards-Based Development Approach
Focus on Space Exploration
Stand Alone and Coordinate with ITEA-CATTS Engineering byDesign™ Curricular Offerings
Reflect a unique partnership between NASA scientists and engineers and education professionals
Incorporate leading edge insight and practical experiences for students on how NASA works and plans.

For more information, contact Shelli Meade, ITEA Research Projects Director, at smeade@iteaconnect.org or via telephone at 540-382-4804.

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