Quest For Life: Space Exploration

Students must decide the destination of a multi-billion dollar space flight to an unexplored world. The location must be selected based on its potential for valuable research opportunities. Some locations may have life, while others could hold the answers to global warming or our energy crisis. Students must choose the destination that they feel will be most helpful to human-kind.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.
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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Basic Calculators, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Instructional Time: 5 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: MEA, model eliciting activity, problem-solving, Space, exploration, astronomy, planet, star, rocket, moon, gravity, life, limiting factor, water, atmosphere, research, explore
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Assessment,  Data Set,  Formative Assessment,  Student Center Activity,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Instructional Design Framework(s): Open Inquiry (Level 4), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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