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How to Teach These Units

Take a little time to prepare and get ready to teach. The pages linked below give you an easy-to-follow checklist and resources that get you prepared for facilitating PLANETS activities.

9. Sum It Up: Engineering Share-Out

Learners communicate their ideas about designing a water reuse process in the Engineering Share-Out.

Guiding Question

How can we share our water reuse process recommendations with others?

Activity Downloads

Activity Timing

10 MIN. Get Ready & Team Up

25 MIN. Engineering Share-Out

10 MIN. Reflect

45 MIN. TOTAL

Setup: Prep Time 15 min.

  • Set up Materials Table.
  • Invite people to Share-Out.

*See Materials & Preparation in the Educator Guide linked above for full info.

21st Century Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Communication

Habits of Mind

  • Communicate effectively.

Learners Will Do

  • Share design recommendations for engineering a water reuse process.

Learners Will Know

  • Engineers have valuable knowledge to share about the problem they have solved.

Connecting Across Activities

  • Activity 8: Preparing for the Engineering Share-Out: Last time, learners prepared to communicate their ideas about designing a water reuse process in the Engineering Share-Out.
  • Activity 9: Engineering Share-Out: Today, learners communicate their ideas about designing a water reuse process in the Engineering Share-Out.
  • Science Pathway: Next time, learners experience the science of this topic in the PLANETS Water in Extreme Environments Science Pathway (optional).

Level Up! (Optional)

In the Educator Guide, you will see “Level Up!” Sections. These include great tips and activities that build and extend STEM and 21st Century skills, and create stronger connections between educators, youth, and families. They typically take a little extra time, so please plan accordingly.

  • Tell learners, if anyone asks them what they did today, they can tell them, “We shared design recommendations for water reuse processes.” (5 min.)
  • Ask: Which engineering design process steps were most helpful to you? Can you imagine other problems you might solve using an engineering design process? (5 min.)
  • If your learners enjoyed this planetary engineering design challenge, they would also enjoy the Rover Observation and Discoveries in Space (ROADS) student challenges. Show your learners the NASA National Student Challenges. (15 min. to review weblink, 10–15 hours per challenge)