6th Six Weeks (Week 5)

Monday:    ·         History of Space Exploration o   What are some milestones of space exploration? §  How did space exploration begin? §  What was the role of NASA?

Tuesday: ·         History of Space Exploration o   From Earth to the Moon §  Crewed Space Exploration §  How have people explored space? ·         Suborbital crewed exploration ·         Orbital crewed exploration ·         Landing on the Moon §  Where have people lived and worked in space? ·         Space shuttles & Stations

Wednesday: ·         History of Space Exploration o   How have people used uncrewed vehicles to explore space? §  Space Probes §  Orbiters §  Landers & Rovers §  Artificial satellites

Thursday: ·         Technology for space exploration o   How do we explore space? §  What are two techniques that people use to explore space? ·         Crewed and Uncrewed technologies §  How do crewed vehicles reach space? §  What are some technologies that allow people to live in space? §  What uncrewed technologies do people use to explore space?

Friday: ·         Technology for space exploration o   Artificial satellites §  How are satellites used to observe Earth? o   The future of space exploration §  What are some goals of crewed space exploration? §  What are some future technologies that might be used to explore space?