We have been to the moon before and we did it again. In this mini spark you will learn about a recent mission to the moon, some history about a moon landing in the past, and what the future looks like for space travel.

Spark you thinking!

1. Set up your science mini spark recording page: #17: Back to the Moon!

2. Watch this intro video about Odysseus’ landing that occured in February of 2024. Take detailed notes as you watch.

3. In the video, they use the idiom at the 11th hour. On your recording page, write the meaning of at the 11th hour: the latest possible time before it is too late. Example: still making changes at the eleventh hour

4. Listen to Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. 

5. On your recording sheet, explain how Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden participated in some of NASA’s greatest successes.

4. In the first video you watched, it mentions humans going to Mars and how that has not happened.  Watch this video about this topic.

5. Write down several reasons explaining why humans have not made the trip to Mars and how going to the moon might help us get there in the future.

6. Share your science mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.

Check out the Mission to Mars badge and Space traveler badge at the EY Website.