7. Improve a Space Glove

Learners improve their space gloves and test them in a final test.

Adventure Downloads

  • 1
    Space Hazards Engineering Educator Guide Improve a Space Glove PDF 295.43 KB
  • 2
    Space Hazards Engineering Notebook Improve a Space Glove PDF 94.01 KB
  • 3
    Space Hazards Engineering Comics Improve a Space Glove PPTX 94.01 KB
  • 4
    Space Hazards Engineering Video Slides Improve a Space Glove PPTX 94.01 KB

Adventure Timing

5 MIN. Get Ready & Team Up

40 MIN. Improve

5 MIN. Reflect

50 MIN. TOTAL

Setup: Prep Time 30 min.

  • Set up materials stations
  • Invite people to Share-Out

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

21st Century Skills

  • Creativity

Habits of Mind

  • Make evidence based decisions
  • Persist and learn from failure

Learners Will Do

  • Use test results to redesign space gloves so they are more effective.

Learners Will Know

  • Engineers think about, change, and improve their designs.

Connecting Across Adventures

  • Adventure 6: Create a Space Glove: Last time, learners planned, created, and tested gloves to protect against space hazards.
  • Adventure 7: Improve a Space Glove: Today, learners improve their space gloves and test them again.
  • Adventure 8: Preparing for the Engineering Share-Out: Next time, learners will prepare to communicate their ideas about designing space gloves in the Engineering Share-Out.

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