Mission: Lunar Quest
We need a sustainable habitat on the Moon. Can your students determine where?
NASA recently launched a Rover to the Moon to explore new areas and collect critical scientific data. However, the Rover lost power before any of the findings were sent back to Earth. We need a faster and more reliable process to gather this type of information. NASA has a new directive—human astronauts will return to the Moon!
As a team of astronauts, your students must board a Spacecraft and launch to the Moon in search of a long-term habitat. Another team of scientists and engineers are stationed in Mission Control on Earth to command and assist the astronauts on this mission. Once the Spacecraft crew successfully lands on the Moon, they must deploy a Lunar Exploration Rover to identify a suitable location for a sustainable long-term human habitat.
However, when the crew receives troubling readings from below the Moon’s surface, the two teams must work together and make critical decisions to turn a potential catastrophe into NASA’s finest hour.
Mission Type: In-person
Mission Goal: Identify the best location for a new lunar habitat
Target Audience: 5th through 7th grade; Adults
Crew Size: Minimum of 14, up to 32 students
Program Length: 2-2.5 hours
Price: $800
Learning Objectives:
Communicate with your team to launch a rocket
Study what conditions make planets habitable
Troubleshoot and solve problems using the engineering design process
Collaborate with peers to achieve a common goal
Enhance scientific vocabulary
Educator Notes:
Pre- and post-lesson activities available
Reading level options available (student selected)
Closed captioning available
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned
No personal student data collected
Educational Materials:
Lunar Quest Pre-Mission Curriculum
