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Teaching Critical Thinking Strategies in the Classroom
through Aesthetic Experiences: Mars Mission
By Andrea Shogren
Designer Topic Focus
✲Students will design a Manned-Mission to Mars and will choose two forms of art (dance, music, drama, multi-media) to show their plan to the class as a News Broadcast
Objectives
✲ Determine a specific task to answer research questions online (Team Leader, Spacecraft Designer, Habitat Designer, Bioscientist)
✲ Write a description of the role and qualification of each crew member
✲ Type a one page mission proposal on their specific task✲ Draw a map/diagram of their specific task✲ Create a News broadcast using two forms of art which may
include:✲ PowerPoint✲ Visuals (charts, graphs, posters, etc)✲ Objects (i.e. models)✲ Role play or skits✲ Songs, stories, artwork
Graphic Organizer
NAME:Andrea Shogren
MANNED MISSION TO
MARS
Students get in groups of four and decide who is going to be Team Leader, Space Craft Designer, Habitat Designer, and Bioscientist
Complete research questions online on individual role and look at Museum pictures online for ideas
Complete a one-page typed paper from research questions about your plan
Draw each design on plain paper (Team Leader-Landing Spot, Space Craft Designer-Space Craft, Habitat Designer-Habitat, Bioscientist-Mars Suit)
Decide what art media is going to be used in News Broadcast (dance, music, drama, visual arts)
Complete News Broadcast to the class and watch other groups
Create material and practice News Broadcast
Complete rubric and team members participation on the entire project
Resources
✲ Online Art Collection✲ http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/102798/shogren-mars-mission
✲ Online Searches✲ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_Mars✲ http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/mars_odyssey_sr.html✲ http://athena.cornell.edu/kids/✲ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.
gov/planetary/mars/mars_crew.html✲ http://www.exploremarsnow.org/
News Broadcast Assignment for Students
✲ Your team will be announcing your final mission plans to the world (class). You and your team must decide what is most important for the public to know about your mission. Each one of the team members should have highlights of their research as well as the important research you did as a team.
✲ Your newscast should be exciting and creative. Remember, this is the FIRST time humans have journeyed to Mars! You will want to use different types of communication tools (at least 2). Consider using things that you have already developed during your preparation. Some examples are:
✲ キ PowerPoint✲ キ Visuals (charts, graphs, posters, etc)✲ キ Objects (i.e. models)✲ キ Role play or skits✲ キ Songs, stories, artwork
✲ If you need any materials or equipment, see the mission supervisor (teacher). Use your imagination. Make sure you integrate things that you have learned
during your preparation.
Rubric
Little use of creativity in answering
question to the task.
Some use of creativity to
answering some of the tasks.
Adequate use of creativity applied to answering all
tasks.
Excellent use of creativity and imagination to answering all
tasks.
Broadcast- Creativity
The performance was bland and did
not keep the viewers’ attention.
The performance was lacking in
terms of enthusiasm and captivation, but reflected some
effort.
The performance was clear, and for the most part kept
the viewers attuned.
The performance was clever, easy to follow, and interesting to
view.
Broadcast- Performance
The news broadcast was
unorganized and did not reflect
ample planning and effort.
The news broadcast was scattered and
addressed only some of the issues
needed to complete the task.
The news broadcast was
organized, but did not address all of
the tasks.
The broadcast was organized,
clear, and included all tasks involved in the
mission.
Broadcast-Planning and Organization
1234
Reflection
✲ The News Broadcast was a great enhancement to the Mars Mission Project. The students were able to demonstrate their ideas while using critical thinking, design, creativity, art and teamwork skills. We had everything from lego models, skits, singing, musical instruments, dancing, poems, and poster boards. My classroom was very chaotic at times, but students were engaged, having fun, and learning at the same time. I will be doing this same project next year!