Space Camp Activities Correlated with National Science Education Standards

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Based on the Science Content Standards Section of the National Science Education Standards

**Space Camp Activities Correlated with National Science Education Standards**
	Unifying Concepts & Processes					Science As Inquiry		Physical Science			Science & Technology
Activity	Systems, Order & Organization	Evidence, Models & Explanation	Change, Constancy & Measurement	Evolution & Equilibrium	Form & Function	Abilities	Understanding	Motions & Forces	Properties of Matter & Changes	Transfer of Energy	Abilities of technological design	Understanding about Science & Technology
Astronomy	♦	♦		♦		♦	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦

Shuttle Orientation	♦	♦		♦	♦			♦	♦		♦	♦

Space Station Orientation	♦	♦		♦	♦			♦	♦		♦	♦

BEAM ME Up 2 - ISS experiments		♦	♦			♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

American Space History	♦			♦	♦			♦			♦	♦

Russian Space History	♦			♦	♦			♦			♦	♦

Why Space? Space Benefits to Society		♦			♦	♦	♦				♦	♦

Toys In Space		♦	♦		♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocket Recovery Systems Design	♦	♦

Rocket Construction	♦	♦			♦	♦	♦				♦	♦

Rocketry Principles	♦		♦		♦			♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocket Altitude & Downrange		♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦	♦

Rocketry Overview	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocket Launch	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocket Workshop - scale drawing		♦	♦		♦	♦	♦	♦			♦	♦

Rocket Science - varying fuel amounts	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Crew Systems	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦			♦		♦	♦	♦

Space Station Rack Design	♦	♦			♦	♦	♦				♦	♦

Mission Orientation	♦				♦	♦	♦				♦	♦

Mission Experiments		♦	♦	♦	♦	0	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦

Rocket Park Hunt	♦	♦		♦	♦			♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Robotics Orientation	♦	♦			♦			♦			♦	♦

Strange Robotics	♦				♦			♦			♦	♦

Robotics Programming Workshop	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦	♦

Robotics Engineering Workshop	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦	♦

Robotics Competition	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

**Space Campe Activities Correlated with National Science Education Standards Part 2**
Activity	Science in Personal and Social Perspectives					History/ Nature of Science			Life Science					Earth & Space Science
Activity	Personal Health	Populations, resources, environments	Natural Hazards	Risks and Benefits	Science & Tech in Society	Science as a human endeavour	Nature of Science	History of Science	Structure & Function in Living Organisms	Reproduction & heredity	Regulation & behavior	Populations & ecosystems	Diversity & adaptations of organisms	Structure of the Earth System	Earth's History	Earth in the Solar System
Astronomy		♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦			♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Shuttle Orientation	♦			♦	♦	♦								♦		♦

Space Station Orientation	♦			♦	♦	♦								♦		♦

BEAM ME Up 2 - ISS experiments		♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦	♦	♦

American Space History	♦			♦	♦	♦		♦						♦		♦

Russian Space History	♦			♦	♦	♦		♦						♦		♦

Why Space? Space Benefits to Society	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦								♦

Toys In Space				♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocket Recovery Systems Design

Rocket Construction				♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocketry Principles				♦	♦	♦								♦

Rocket Altitude & Downrange				♦		♦

Rocketry Overview				♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocket Launch			♦	♦	♦	♦	♦

Rocket Workshop - scale drawing						♦

Rocket Science - varying fuel amounts

Crew Systems	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦		♦	♦			♦		♦

Space Station Rack Design					♦	♦	♦		♦

Mission Orientation					♦	♦	♦

Mission Experiments	♦		♦	♦	♦	♦	♦		♦

Rocket Park Hunt				♦	♦	♦

Robotics Orientation					♦	♦	♦	♦

Strange Robotics					♦	♦										♦

Robotics Programming Workshop				♦	♦	♦	♦

Robotics Engineering Workshop						♦	♦

Robotics Competition				♦	♦	♦	♦

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