Note - this series was created in 2021 - the Artemis I unmanned mission successfully launched on November 16, 2022 and returned on December 11, 2022. Although the Artemis I mission has completed, there are still more Artemis missions to come! Artemis II is planned for late 2025, Artemis III for late 2026, and Artemis IV is still a while away. Learn more here!
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Taking STEAM Learning to new heights! LEGO® Education teamed up with NASA and the Artemis I team to bring students and teachers an out-of-this-world STEAM learning series. Build to Launch is an exploration of the technology, STEAM concepts and careers behind the Artemis I mission to the Moon. Join the all new LEGO® Space Team and their Artemis I team counterparts for a 10-week interactive digital learning adventure. Each episode students will find themselves in the shoes of NASA engineers, scientists, and of course astronauts. Through open ended lessons students will get hands-on and solve similar problems the Artemis I team faces as they build towards launch.
All lessons can be done with or without LEGO kits. In the Teacher Guides, the lessons will include examples of ways to teach the lesson without a LEGO kit, or if you'd like to bring the BricQ and/or Spike robotic kits into your classroom you can! Either way, all classes can participate in this series!
Module 1: Getting to Space
Mission: Briefing - Writing Clear Directions - Video link (15:27)
Mission: Operation Autopilot - Engineering Design Process - Video link (12:00)
Mission: STEAM Work is Teamwork - Collaboration and Teamwork - Video link (12:00)
Module 2: Testing & Transport
Mission: Briefing - Test Design Ideas - Video link (18:00)
Mission: Building a Bullseye - Solution Diversity/Design Iteration - Video link (14:00)
Mission: The Path to the Pad - Design Iteration/Structure and Function - Video link (12:30)
Module 3: Working in Space
Mission: Briefing - Problems and Solutions - Video link (17:00)
Mission: Staying Safe in Space - Constraints and Criteria/Cause and Effect - Video link (15:00)
Mission: The Right Tool for the Job - Compare and Contrast/Problems and Solutions/Engineering Design Process - Video link (14:00)
Countdown to Launch - Video link (15:00) - A final video to wrap up all the lessons and a time to show off what students have learned and built throughout the series.
Other Resources
Professional Development Guide - has more details and added resources for each module
Engineering Design Notebook - can be printed for students to use throughout the modules, or they can just use blank paper
LEGO Space Team Cards (to print if you want) - Below are the 8 Mission Specialists for these modules. These are cards you can print off that you can use to introduce each "character" to the kids.
Everything is also available on this site if any of the links don't work from here: https://education.lego.com/en-us/build-to-launch/
Good luck on your Mission!
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