Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 9-12
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students learn about the many NASA technologies that have been integrated into society since the Apollo program, and answer a free-response essay question explaining the diffusion involved.
Students will:
- Recognize how locations are connected through different scales.
- Characterize and analyze interconnections among locations.
- Describe the different types of diffusion and identify examples of the different types of diffusion in the real world.
- Discuss the diffusion of NASA technology and its impact on a global scale.
DOWNLOADS
Diffusion of NASA Technology Educator Edition (PDF 243 KB)
Diffusion of NASA Technology Student Edition (PDF 107 KB)
Types of Diffusion Class Activity (PDF 89 KB)
NASA Facts: Benefits from Apollo (PDF 6 MB)
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Interactive: NASA Home and City
This lesson is part of the Celebrating Apollo Series.