Curricular Ideas
for Buzz Aldrin's Visit
Extraordinary Opportunity
This is a very special opportunity to connect
your students with a major historical event and involve them in the ongoing
debates over very important political and social issues directly affecting our
future. Specifically, this can be used as an extraordinary learning opportunity
for all content areas: Language arts, social studies, math, science, etc.
What's included
Several methods of implementing this curriculum
are suggested. A variety of resources, suggested questions, and Internet URLs
are provided below.
How you can incorporate Dr. Aldrin's visit
into your classroom
- Announce the visit and explain Buzz Aldrin's significance.
- Classroom discussions - discuss and debate several relevant questions.
- Treasure Hunt (Reading and worksheet) - use questions at a variety
of levels from Bloom's Taxonomy.
- Internet search and find worksheet - either targeted or open.
- Researched Essay - either library or Internet research possible.
- Multimedia Report - the Internet provides a wealth of multimedia resources
for this kind of report.
Please
use the following resources:
