Greetings from Mission Control. Our adventure to Mars is about to commence. This curriculum, for 5th graders around the city, is provided and supported by the AFRL La Luz Academy on Kirtland AFB. In addition to experiencing a unit study of Mars, we will learn some important life-skills.
The Mars Mission is a STEM initiative which incorporates multiple learning styles to get students excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. There are Eight Base Operations which lead up to an amazing, culminating event called Link Up Day. |
Consider having your student join us for the following components of the program:
In the classroom, we will be emphasizing the following life-skills which homeschoolers often lack mastery in:
- Facts about Mars- 32 facts to learn
- Life Support System-prototype development based on Facts
- Lunch- balanced meals and packing your own
- Saga- a cheer/song written and performed to tell the story of our adventure
- Patch- graphic display of individual teams
- Uniform- matching clothing worn by team
- Telecommunications- decoding, plotting locations on a map, and communicating with other teams
- Habitat- large plastic pieces which are taped together on Link Up Day to make large habitats
In the classroom, we will be emphasizing the following life-skills which homeschoolers often lack mastery in:
- Team work- students will work with the same 5-6 others every week.
- Peacemaking- Biblical ideas from The Young Peacemaker curriculum will guide our conflict management and problem solving
- Problem solving- multiple encounters with opportunities to follow directions
- Personal accountability- adults will not undo or redo components, building individual responsibility
This class is planned for Spring 2019. However, registration and payment must be made by September 30, 2018 to allow instructor to participate in required Fall training.