Mission to Mars: Using "The Martian" for ELA/Science Collaboration

Theme:
Grades 6-8
What:
Session
When:
10:00 AM, Thursday 6 Feb 2020 (1 hour 30 minutes)
Where:
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
How:
Learn how to use "The Martian" to inspire learning in science through hands-on study. See what one teacher did to get her students excited about learning about science, engineering, technology and math in order to understand what is necessary to survive on Mars. Students worked through problems presented in the novel....including the planting of potatoes in Mars soil.
Elisabeth (Betty Jo) Moore
Elisabeth (Betty Jo) Moore
Participant
Wiley Magnet Middle School
Science Educator, SEEC Crew, Smithsonian Teacher Innovator Institute

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