Christa McAuliffe Lesson Plans

1. Making Hero Fact Cards Making Hero Fact Cards
...and present heroes and create hero fact cards. What You Need selected biographies (see names below) a children's encyclopedia writing paper index cards or construction paper that is cut to the size of index cards fine-line markers What to Do 1. Place the following names on the chalkboard: I.M Pei, Christa McAuliffe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frederick Douglass, Antonia Novello, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Barbara Jordan, Benito Juárez 2. Have children each select one name and read a biography or an encyclopedia article about that person. 3. Post the following four questions on the chalkboard. Tell children to...

2. Word Funeral
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3. Women In Flight: Using music to study American women pioneers in flight
...apel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K?12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina ? and the world. Lesson Plans Women In Flight: Using music to study American women pioneers in flight As North Carolina's 97-98 Christa McAuliffe Teaching Fellow, I designed this plan to musically enhance the 5th grade social studies of American heroes, focusing on women pioneers in flight. It is intended to utilize singing and rhythmic activities to compare and contrast the lives of Amelia Earhart and Christa McAuliffe. Amelia Earhart was th...

4. Challenges and Rewards
...characterize those risks with respect to the potential benefits? e. When and how did seven astronauts die in the Columbia shuttle disaster? f. How and when did Apollo 1 commander Virgil I. Grissom and two colleagues die? g. How did seven other astronauts die? h. What is the Space Mirror? i. Who was Christa McAuliffe? j. How many children and grandchildren did the Challenger crew members have? 3. Explain to students that they will spend the remainder of the period researching astronauts who took part in disastrous or difficult missions and creating their own Space Mirror, a commemorative wall honoring fallen ast...

5. January~February Heroes—A Biography Project
...arents may help but the majority of the work should be done by the student. 6. HAVE FUN WITH IT!!! Possible Biographies 1.Benjamin Franklin (born in January) 2.Madam C.J. Walker (black history) 3.Coretta Scott King (black history) 4.Louis Armstrong (black history) 5.Matthew Henson (black history) 6.Christa McAuliffe (died in January) 7.Booker T. Washington (black history) 8.Buffalo Bill Cody (born in January) 9.Harriet Tubman (black history) 10. Thurgood Marshall (black history) 11. Frederick Douglass (black history) 12. Garrett Morgan (black history) 13. Mae Jemison (black history) 14. Mark Twain (born in Janu...

6. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | Destination: Mars
...cation will become even clearer to them. By building a strong foundation of critical thinking and economic reasoning, we are helping all students to reach for the stars, whether they will be living in space or here on Earth. Teachers are in the best position to nurture those dreams. In the words of Christa McAuliffe "I touch the future, I teach." Resources: "Mars Exploration" http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/index.html A great site for kids who want to explore Mars. "Space Camp" http://www.spacecamp.com Informative site for kids who are interested in going to space camp. "Nasa Astronaut Requirements " http://www.n...

7. The Community Discovered - Who's Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk?
..., etc. HEROES FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT Ruby Bridges Jesse Owens Tom Osborne Lucille Ball Red Skelton Elizabeth II Princess of Whales Mother Teresa Jay Sterling Morton William Jennings Bryan John Glenn Louie Armstrong Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Orville and Wilbur Wright Christa McAuliffe Gregor Mendel Henry Ford Louis Pasteur Jonas Salk Lou Gehrig Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson Stan Musial Roberto Clesveruti Edwin Hubble Galileo Meriwether Lewis William Clark Daniel Boone Johnny Tremain Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Paul Revere George Washington Joe Panter Geronimo Sit...