With school back in session this school year, amidst still being in a pandemic, NASA is seizing the opportunity to recruit the brightest and most passionate teachers and students regarding sciences, technology, engineering, and math for their “Artemis” program. Artemis aims to reach new heights and explore the new ground by launching the Artemis 1 program, an uncrewed mission, which is the first integrated launch of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) mega-rocket to send the Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth ahead of future flights with astronauts. Educators will be able to bring excitement of Artemis into the classroom using NASA’s developed standards, which are aligned educator guides to assist with integrating NASA content with course curriculums for the classroom. The Landing Humans on the Moon Educator Guide will offer up to four activities to assist middle-school students with learning about the Moon. Students will also be able to create a model of a human landing system for the lunar surface. Other educator guides that have been developed will focus on crucial concepts of the Artemis missions, such as crew transportation with Orion, propulsion with SLS (Space Launch System), and habitation with Gateway, an outpost that is orbiting our Moon, currently. Three new Artemis-focused educator guides, “Hazards to Deep Space Astronauts”, “Deep Space Communications”, and the “Artemis Camp Guide” will be published for this falls semester. Starting October 26, educators, parents, and students will be able to register online for the best STEM content on Artemis 1, which will arrive in the inboxes of those who are officially registered. You can find out more about this amazing opportunity of being apart of history at NASA.gov.
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