Assess their reports for the quantity, variety, and organization of the information presented. Challenge students to design a craft capable of carrying people on interplanetary space travel and to present their work as a drawing or three-dimensional model. Assess the project on the level of detail in their design. Look at the depth of research completed by each group and how well they organize and present their arguments in the debate. Have students each create a list of the attributes or characteristics of an ideal astronaut.
Exchange lists with others in the class for discussion.
Have students make journal entries on why they would or would not want to consider a career in space technology. Next Page Copyright 1996 . All Rights Reserved. BC MOE Curriculum Branch .