Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Mathematics, Technology, Geometry, Measurement and Data Analysis, Models, Space Vehicles
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students will use geometry to find the area of the horizontal and vertical cross sections of a crew module.
Students will:
- Decompose a complex geometric shape into more basic geometric shapes.
- Approximate the total area of a complex geometric shape by using measurements and geometric formulas to find the summation of the areas of the more basic geometric shapes.
- Learn about careers at NASA.
Next Generation Science Standards: Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Common Core State Standards: 6.NS.B.3, 6.G.A.1, 7.NS.A.3, 7.G.A.3, 7.G.B.6, 8.G.C.9
Activity One: Analyze the Geometry of a Spacecraft
This lesson plan is part of the “Crew Transportation with Orion Educator Guide.”