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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.

8. Engineering Share-Out

Learners prepare to communicate their ideas about designing space gloves in the Engineering Share-Out.

Guiding Question

What design recommendations do we have for space gloves?

Adventure Downloads

Adventure Timing

10 MIN. Get Ready & Team Up

25 MIN. Engineering Share-Out

10 MIN. Reflect

45 MIN. TOTAL

Setup: Prep Time 20 min.

  • 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

  • Make evidence-based decisions.

Learners Will Do

  • Plan how to discuss what they have learned with members of their community.

Learners Will Know

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

Connecting Across Adventures

  • Adventure 7: Improve a Space Glove: Last time, learners improved their model space gloves and tested them again.
  • Adventure 8: Preparing for the Engineering Share-Out: Today, learners prepare to communicate their ideas about designing space gloves in the Engineering Share-Out.
  • Adventure 9: Engineering Share-Out: Next time, learners will communicate their ideas about designing space gloves in the Engineering Share-Out.

Level Up! (Optional)

  • Ask this story prompt: Can you tell a story about a previous time you’ve presented your ideas and how you did it? (Possible responses include stories about sharing ideas in school, family, and community settings.) Have learners share with a partner (note that the sharing can take forms other than speaking aloud). Consider returning to learners’ ideas at the start of the next adventure. (5 min.)

  • Tell learners, if anyone asks them what they did today, they can tell them “We prepared to share about the space gloves we designed.” (5 min.)

  • Invite family and community members to participate in the Engineering Share-Out by sharing their stories and expertise. (25 min.)