This project incorporates into astronomy, physics, and engineering classes as students take on a current real-world career-based project: figuring out how to land on the Moon. Students utilize different STEM fields and communicate to solve a problem with hands-on exploratory learning methods.
TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will takeaway a plan to integrate current events and a real-world project into multiple disciplines. Whether attendees are looking for an idea to integrate into one class or many, they will see different learning methods and ideas to apply this project to their own classroom.
SPEAKERS:
Kelsey Jacobus (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL), Joe Morales (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL), Hanna Cohen (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL)