November 4: Pros and Cons of Space Travel

Grade Subject
Time: 8:03-8:55, 8:55-9:40
Date: November 4

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

Learning Outcome(s):
4. Identify issues and opportunities arising from the application of space technology, identify
alternatives involved and analyze implications
- identify and analyze factors that are important to decisions regarding space exploration and
development

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students Will:
- Understand the ethical argument for/against space exploration
- Politically, environmentally and ethically
- Understand what space junk is and how it occurs
- Complete an assignment based on the ethics of space travel
- Research and formulate their own opinions on this topic

RESOURCES

- Videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1EA3W0Q8k
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O64KM4GuRPk&t=1s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIsubVLN9uE

MATERIALS

- Materials for space exploration vehicles

- Pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, glue gun
- Space Ethics Assignment
- Printed out
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NW08Nd7xdV90KlE3SLaJQ8ofCsL5VxUX/edi
t?usp=sharing&ouid=103002200110471394519&rtpof=true&sd=true
- Powerpoint
- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10jpIAIb8KrzKBcvSJDFl6PdoJ-u9p_TA/edit?u
sp=sharing&ouid=103002200110471394519&rtpof=true&sd=true

PROCEDURE

Introduction
- Daily space photo link
- https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
 - Start on slide 115
- Powerpoint link
- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10jpIAIb8KrzKBcvSJDFl6PdoJ-u9p_TA/edit?u
sp=sharing&ouid=103002200110471394519&rtpof=true&sd=true
- Brainstorm pros and cons of space travel
- Is human exploration and colonization of space worth the time and effort given existing
problems here on Earth?

Body
- Examine considerations of space travel
- Space ethics video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1EA3W0Q8k
- Dangers of space exploration
- PAT Questions
- Students answer questions individually
- Space junk videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O64KM4GuRPk&t=1s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIsubVLN9uE
- PAT Questions
- Students answer questions individually
- Demonstrate to students how to break down questions
- What does each thing mean
- Summarize important points
- Eliminate wrong answers
- Assignment link
- The ethical question of space junk
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NW08Nd7xdV90KlE3SLaJQ8ofCsL5VxUX/edi
t?usp=sharing&ouid=103002200110471394519&rtpof=true&sd=true

Conclusion
- If they are done the assignment early, they can continue working on their space exploration
vehicles
- Make sure students know that the rest is for homework. If they are finished and ready for me to
mark the assignment they can let me know.

REFLECTION