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Lunar Survival Skills

Inspired by a lesson from NASA, this one-time class is an open-ended discussion to get your child thinking outside the box and collaborating to survive on the moon.

Mr. Mike

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(2)

What's included

1 live meeting

55 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Students have crashed on the moon, but have fortunately survived without a scratch.  Now though, they have a three day walk to reach our lunar base, where there is plenty of oxygen, food, and water.  

In this lesson, students will decide which items from our now defunct spaceship we should bring along on our journey.  The challenge will be to figure which items are essential, helpful, or useless... and whether we can figure out a use for those seemingly useless things!  

In the end, some students will strongly disagree with the "real" categories, which is a perfect chance to let them justify their thinking, create an interesting story, or act out the usefulness of an item.

Learning Goals

Students will be thinking 'outside-the-box' and will develop critical thinking and reasoning skills.

Other Details

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Mr. Mike

Joined October, 2020

5.0

2reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

My name is Mike and I've been an educator for 17 years.  I've taught students from elementary through middle school.  I am also a National Board Certified Teacher.  My classes will primarily consist of enrichment style classes in critical thinking, writing, history, science, math, and geography.  I am passionate about so many academic areas and I'm not sure I can narrow them down.  However, I'd say the topics and subjects that excite me the most are: history, sociology, geography, physics, and math.  

I love teaching students to think about topics in new and original ways.  For example, we could develop our critical thinking skills by exploring everyday topics like popcorn, cell phones, or cars.  We can write stories from the point of view of inanimate objects, such as the ball in Quidditch or explore character traits using a coordinate plane.  Students can explore how civilizations developed by creating their own imaginary ones.  Or delve into the Theory of Relativity by becoming interstellar astronauts.  We can learn geography by playing Mystery Skypes with kids around the world or by going on live, virtual field trips.  There are so many ways to make learning fun and engaging, so I'm excited to be their guide.  

While I don't consider myself fixed in one educational theoretical camp or another, I do lean toward a constructivist view of learning.  In short, I think people learn best when they are given opportunities to take charge of their learning through inquiry, exploration, projects, and critical thinking.  While I'm here to offer my subject-level expertise and background knowledge, I think valuing the contributions of the learner is just as important.