January 15th after school 16 Math and Science teachers gathered at GPPSD Central Office for a video conference with the Challenger Learning Centre, http://clc.cet.edu/. We had a brief over view of the e-Missions offered by the centre with specific information about the Space Station Alpha program.
Then we were divided into four teams and embarked on a “routine” shuttle flight to the space station. There were a few issues with a solar flare and the resulting proton storm. The teams had to use math and science to insure the safety of the astronauts on board.
It took some hard work and a few tense minutes as we worked quickly to lower the risk to the astronauts. We almost lost them but did use the resources on board to lower the risk and successfully dock the shuttle on the space station.
This was a great learning activity and the teachers went away feeling that this would be a worth while activity for their Grade Nine students.
The door prize, an e-Mission for one class, was won by Crystal Park School.
1 comment:
I really enjoyed the session. I think that this will become a valuable tool for education for students as society becomes further entwined with technology.
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