Grants & Awards

The Green Moon Project

Thanks to the support of grant funding over many years from donors including Inside Education, Alberta Emerald Foundation, Best Buy, APEGA, Devon and TD Friends of the Environment we were able to bring most of the tools acquired over the years into a culmination of our learning across grade 9 Science and CTF this year. Students designed systems for space exploration that optimize solar energy and increase efficiency through automation, which ultimately improves life here on Earth. They build circuits and used computational thinking strategies through micro;bits to demonstrate their ideas. Some inventions included automated watering systems, space gardens, temperature alarms, a flywheel exercise generator, rovers and a variety of robotics.

They were motivated by the Artemis II mission, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and the many challenges of building a lunar base. Like Jeremy's mission patch, students drew inspiration from one of the Seven Sacred Teachings and incorporated a piece of Indigenous artwork to remind us exactly what we are trying to protect as stewards of the land.

Please see sample student work and more about the project showcase here.

Students Leland and Ashton worked together to create a rover that could collect moon dust to study on earth. “We were thinking it might help researchers find places in space where humans could live,” says Leland. Ashton says, “My favorite part of the project was getting it to work. It was a relief!” Students Ryan and Lakshigan created an automatic light sensor. “I liked this project. It’s easier and more fun than learning from a text book,” says Lakshigan. “I liked working with my friends,” says Ryan, “I also liked that there was a Canadian on the Artemis mission.”Sullivan, another student, says "I learned that even though something can look complicated or overwhelming, under the surface, with a little hard work it is doable."“We learned that not everything is reusable and the resources we have on earth are limited and in space it is even worse,” says Camryn. Her partner and fellow student, Harsimar, adds, “So with this project we learned that it’s important to conserve what we have and take care of Earth.”

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