Math and Science are easy to combine in a cross curricular math lesson. Try focusing on one topic of Science to bring into your math class. Today we’re going to look at Space Science and how to incorporate it into your math lessons now.
Just recently NASA has been working on sending Artemis 1 into Space. It was set to launch on Monday August 29, 2022, and Orion’s journey was set to start. The launch pad was prepped. They started fueling up the tanks. Then came the bad news. There was a leak in tank 3. Mission scrubbed.
I was so excited about this launch because it was almost 9 years ago I visited NASA with other math and science educators to see the Orion spacecraft being built. I was personally invited as an Alumni of the Lockheed Martin Math and Science M.Ed. program to visit Kennedy Space Center and learn about the new space programs.
In 2013, the vision was to send astronauts to the moon in 2022 and eventually to Mars with Orion. We got to see INSIDE the Orion spacecraft! There were men in white protective suits from head to toe, building the inside of the spacecraft. It was TOP SECRET so we were not allowed to take pictures. We even had to clean our shoes in a cleaning machine to enter the building.
It’s been over a 10 year journey for Orion to get to this point. Failure is not an option. The launch team still needs to troubleshoot what happened with Artemis today, but they will try again. Want to share another moon story with your students?
The Story of Apollo 11 is fascinating. It was a victory for the United States in the Space Race.
Included in the activities are:
✔Lunar Landing 101 {with answer key}
✔Make a Moon Landing {with teacher instructions}
✔Apollo 11 Math {2 versions with answer key}
✔Make a Lunar Lander {with student & teacher directions, and pictures}
✔Viewing the Moon Landing {response paper with & w/out rubric}
My favorite activity is the “Viewing the Moon Landing”. Sharing with students the sounds of the first man walking on the Moon is a memory you won’t forget.
Amy said, “GREAT resource! I used many of the activities with my students. They especially loved creating a lunar lander!”
Alicia said, “We are learning about the moon in preparation for a virtual reality field trip! This was a great way to get students excited about our upcoming trip, and it was very informative!”
Try a cross curricular math and science activity in your classroom too.
Access the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Math Activities click below.
Apollo 11 Moon Landing Math Activities
The Apollo 11 mission completed the first moon landing. These Apollo 11 Moon Landing Elementary NO PREP Math Activities are great activities for Science or Math class with your students! This packet teaches students about Apollo 11 mission, math about the first Moon landing, how to make a lunar lander module, viewing guide for the Apollo 11 moon walk, interactive lunar landing, and Apollo 11 Moon Landing math facts.
