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Outcomes
Language Arts:
Speaking and Listening:
B4.
Engage in, respond to, and evaluate a variety of oral
presentations and other texts.
Reading and Viewing:
E1.2
Use a range of reference texts and a database or an
electronic search to facilitate the selection process.
Writing and Representing:
I
1.1 Demonstrate an understanding that particular forms
require the use of specific features, structures and
patterns.
Technology:
E4. Create a presentation or slideshow that includes
text, original illustrations or acquired graphics.
C6. Recognize and use the Internet as a source of
information.
C7. Recognize that information can also be collected
using other technologies, such as... digital cameras,
scanning...
Science:
107-12. Provide examples of Canadians who have contributed
to science and technology.
Social Studies:
5.1.1. Demonstrate an understanding of the effects
of the uneven distribution of wealth and power around
the world.
Created
by: Elizabeth Tumblin, Ted Nabuurs
and Carol Fitzpatrick
Last Updated: July 9, 2003
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1.
Have students read a variety of articles/stories
about space exploration. (You may wish to have each
student read something different).
2. As a class, brainstorm what you know about space
exploration. Now brainstorm what you know about
the contributions of Canadians to space exploration.
Discuss how uneven distribution of power and wealth
has impacted space exploration.
3. In groups, choose a Canadian astronaut to research
in more depth. Have these "Expert groups"
follow the guidelines found in Journey On: Mission
to Mars.
4. Each Expert Group is to create
a slideshow using AppleWorks to share with their
peers about their Canadian astronaut. Possible categories
to include are their qualifications, interests,
space job and quote.
5. Students in each group are to add graphics to
their slideshows from several different sources.
- To use a graphic or clipart
from the Internet, right click on the graphic and
save to your file.
- To use a graphic from UWCC
or Inspiration,
use
PaintShop
Pro capture tool (default is hotkey F11) to
click, hold and drag a box around your image. Then
in PaintShop Pro, save the graphic as a jpeg file.
- Students may also want to scan an illustration
they have completed on paper or use a digital photo
of a presentation or object.
- In AppleWorks, you can also use the library as
a source of images.
Resources
Text
resources:
Collections
Anthology: Space, Stars and Quasars "The
Astronaut Files"; "Where Do We Go From
Here?"
On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space by Barbara
Bondar with Dr. Roberta Bondar
Web
resources:
Canadian
Space Agency
The
Space Place
Assessment
1.
Brainstorm criteria for effective slideshows.
Create a mutually agreed upon checklist. Have
students use this checklist to evaluate each others’
slideshows. (You may wish to experiment with doing
this before they do their slideshow and after
they complete their slideshows, but before they
share them to see if there is a change in recommended
criteria).
2. Have each group complete a group evaluation
rubric, including a scale of 1-5 for their group’s
success in cooperating, staying on task, sharing
the load, effective use of language, etc.
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