Content:
The standard I focused on for my science lesson was standard 1 from the 3rd grade science core: Students will understand that the shape of Earth and the moon are spherical and be able to list the differences in the physical appearance of the Earth and the moon as viewed from space.
Pedagogy:
I asked students to understand the content through observation, classification, inferences, and processing and analyzing data. The idea of having them pretend they were astronauts on a mission applied the content in a fun, interactive way. Students felt like they were having fun and meeting a challenge instead of answering a boring list of things they were required to know.
Technology:
I used World Wind, a program developed by NASA. The program is intended to allow users to explore the surface of the Earth, moon, and other planets from space. The content asks that students understand the shape and physical appearance of the Earth and moon as viewed from space, and that is exactly what World Wind is designed to do. This technology and content fit with the pedagogy as well because this approach demands that students observe, infer, apply, and analyze their experience to answer the questions that the “mission” asks.
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