Educator
Professional Development Workshop
At
least four weeks prior to a class's scheduled
mission date, the primary educator will attend
a CPDU-certified professional development workshop.
At this workshop, the educator will run a simulated
space mission and will be provided with the
necessary classroom preparation curriculum.
Pre-Mission
Activities
Students will spend four to six weeks
in of classroom time preparing for their mission
using the provided CLC curriculum. The curriculum,
developed by teachers and for teachers, features
ready-to-use classroom lessons and activities.
This curriculum is aligned with the national
science and math Standards and helps to satisfy
over 60 Illinois Learning Standards in science,
mathematics, language arts and social studies.
The
Mission
After a briefing session, students
will be split into two groups. Half will work
as astronauts in the Space Station simulator
while the others work as support crew in the
Mission Control simulator. Midway through the
mission, students will switch places so that
everyone experiences both environments. View current mission scenario »
Post-Mission
Activities
Upon returning to the classroom, students
will spend an additional one to two weeks analyzing
mission data, drawing conclusions and reflecting
upon the experience. Classes may extend the
CLC experience by visiting a planetarium, observatory
or aviation museum either in Bloomington-Normal
or in their home area.
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