Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Informal Education
Subject
Earth Science, Engineering Design, History, Life Science, Mathematics, Planet Earth, Geography, Geology, Historical Overviews, Health and Nutrition, Geometry, Solar System and Planets, Earth's Moon
Type
Educator Guides
This educational module examines four themes and compares exploration of the past and present. The module focuses on the settlement of Jamestown, the first permanent English-speaking colony in the New World, and NASA’s plans to return to the moon and reach for Mars. Each lesson consists of several student activities.
Lessons/Activities:
Survival!
Transportation
Settlement
Follow the Water
Human Needs