Reading, Writing & Rings! Mission to Saturn Educator Guide.
Reading and writing are central activities in each lesson. The lessons focus on expository reading and writing. It has much in common with science process skills. The instructional activities enable active learning. Learners take responsibility for their own development. They learn how to engage in various problem-solving tasks.
Lesson List:
1. What Do I See When I Picture Saturn?
2. The Mysteries of Saturn and Cassini
3. Wondering About Saturn: A Short History
4. How Far Away Is Saturn?
5. Discovering Saturn, the Real “Lord of the Rings”
6. My Spacecraft to Saturn
7. My Spacecraft and Cassini
8. All About Titan and the Huygens Probe
9. Drop Zone! Design and Test a Probe
10. What Do I See Now When I Picture Saturn?
11. Pulling It All Together
12. Celebrating Saturn and Cassini