Space Exploration Camp

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Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(620)

Your little astronomer will have a blast learning about space through exploration, hands-on activities, and games as we explore the universe and learn about the moon, stars, constellations, and planets. #academic

Class Experience

US Grade Pre - Kindergarten-2

🧑‍🚀👨‍🚀👩‍🚀🚀Space Camp is a fun interactive class where students go on pretend missions, create space-themed crafts, and play fun games. Students will learn about the moon, its phases, the sun, star formation, black holes, constellations, and space objects such as asteroids, comets, meteors, and Mars. 

🌜In lesson 1, students journey to the moon to explore its orbit and gravity and learn extraordinary facts. For example, did you know that there are moonquakes? The moon has layers, just like the...

This class is taught in English.

Students will learn about the Moon, satellites manufactured/natural, the Moon's phases, Earth's and Moon's orbit, gravity, star formation, star life cycles, black holes, constellations, asteroids, comets, and the Ort Cloud, meteors, and more.

The main goal is to spark interest in learning and the importance of understanding outer space.

Lesson 1 - No materials required. 
Lesson 2 - 8 - 10 Oreos, Paper Plate, Marker or Pencil, Spoon, and Glue.
Lesson 3 - No materials required.
Lesson 4 - Mini Marshmallows and Pretzel Sticks or Toothpicks.
Lesson 5 - No materials required.

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

2 hours 30 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Students may want to use scissors during lesson 6. In this case, parent supervision is required, but scissors are OPTIONAL. Thank you!

Available times

Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Ashley McLaurin

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(620)

Hi, and thank you for stopping to look into my courses! 

I am an experienced science educator with over ten years of experience in the classroom. I live in Indiana with my husband, son, and dog. I hold a bachelor's degree in biology, a Texas...