Begin a timeline of ISS activities. List the space shuttle missions for 1999. Use the Internet Workshop as a forum for working on the project and filling in the timeline once they have attended the live event. Students familiar with the Internet develop theories and use the Internet to conduct original research. Students are provided with the following framework and encouraged to direct their own learning about the VAB and Shuttle assembly.
Students identify an important question they wish to explore.
Engage in group or individual brainstorming during Internet Workshop. Guide their initial research by helping them identify related topics and information. Students use the Internet to find useful information related to their topic. Use the Internet Workshop to demonstrate Internet search techniques. Remind students of more traditional resources found in the classroom or school library.