Teaching Overview
Learning Points
- Nujoud Merancy is a NASA engineer. She works on space exploration programs.
- NASA plans to land astronauts on the Moon again in 2027 using the Orion spacecraft.
- Nujoud Merancy is also working on longer-term projects, including the first crewed missions to Mars.
Curriculum Keywords
- NASA
- moon
- Mars
Spark a Discussion
- What is Arab American Heritage Month?
- Who is Nujoud Merancy?
- What is the Orion program?
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Use this version of the episode in Spanish to support the teaching of bilingual classes.
Credits
- NASA/JSC
- NASA/Joel Kowsky
- NASA/Glenn Benson & Cory Huston
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Classroom Resources
Use these resources to get the most out of the episode and engage your class in topical science!
Video Viewing Guide
This graphic organizer supports your students to capture their thoughts and questions as they watch the episode.
Access the GuideMake Your Own Science Episode
This simple guide helps your students to create their very own science episodes.
Access the GuideLanguage and Literacy Activities
This guide gives you ideas for how the episode can be used to support language and literacy activities.
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- Investigating, designing, building, and understanding phenomena
- Hands-on, digital, video, and print investigations
- Synchronous/asynchronous distance learning
