SEMAA ACADEMIC YEAR CURRICULA
Kindergarten- Rocketeers
Students explore dressing and traveling in space as they journey to the moon.
One - Star Scouts
In planning for a mission toward the stars, students explore the implications of microgravity and air pressure for human space travel.
Two - Comet Busters
In their development of a plan for a Moon Settlement, students explore the composition/potential effects of asteroids, comets and meteors in space, as well as the environmental essentials for human survival in space.
Three - Space Travelers
Students explore eating and working in space as they enlist in astronaut training and construct a model for an International Space Station.
Four - Junior Astronauts
Students explore the effects of space travel on the human body, eating in space and the differential uses of simple machines as they design a machine that will help astronauts perform a specific task in space.
Five - Moon Walkers
Students explore the sizes, gravity factors and other physical characteristics of the planets as they construct a simulated solar system different from our own.
Six - Mars Explorers
Students explore the living conditions and topographic features of Mars as they operate a remote control vehicle on a simulated Martian surface.
Seven - Young Aviators
Students explore the concept of flight as they design and launch a hot air balloon, utilize tracking systems for weather patterns, construct a map with legends and scales for navigation and practice radio communication.
Eight- Pilots
Students explore the control surfaces of conventional aircraft, collect estimates of local weather conditions using sensors, use time zone and topographic maps to determine safe arrival times and altitudes, and calculate airspeed as effected by headwinds and tailwinds as they conduct a cross-country flight in virtual reality.
Nine- Space Scientists
Students explore the concept of microgravity as they record and analyze acceleration environments created by different motions, create a model of how astronauts orbit the Earth, determine the mass of objects using an inertial balance, combine liquids of different densities and document the fluid flow resulting from gravity-driven buoyancy and settling and demonstrate how changes in temperature effect surface-tension fluid flows.
Ten - Researchers
Students explore the concept of microgravity as they record and analyze candle flame properties in freefall, use a vibrating platform to simulate the motion of atoms as a solid material is heated, observe density-driven convection currents that are created as crystals are grown, investigate and record the growth of crystals under different temperature conditions and record and analyze zeolite crystal growth using a microscope.
Eleven - SEMAA Research
Students engage in authentic research as they embark on Consultants/ small group investigations of real world challenges/issues.
Twelve - SEMAA Interns
Students engage in mentorship and internship experiences based on individualized Education Plans.
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