Artemis Learning Pathway - Artemis I Special Cargo
Wednesday 04/27/2022
7:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-12
 
Artemis Learning Pathway

NASA EPDC has designed 8 weeks of Educator PD sessions and companion Student Engagement sessions for you to engage and inspire students in the upcoming Artemis I launch. The educator sessions will be held at 7 pm EST on a Wednesday and the companion student session will the held the following day, Thursday 10 am EST. These sessions will help you tell the Artemis story (8-part story) and implement a hands-on activity in a culturally responsive manner. We highly recommend that you be prepared with materials in advance for the PD and for your classrooms. Specific materials list for each topic is shared below.

Week 3 - Artemis I Special Cargo

In this online PD session, you will learn how to bring the excitement of Artemis I Special Cargo - the purposeful passengers and miniature satellites to your classrooms with hands-on activities and pedagogical recommendations.

The Purposeful Passengers on Artemis I flight named Campos - the Moonikin, Helga and Zohar – the phantom torsos will fly aboard Orion with sensors to gather data before the missions with astronauts. Along with data on acceleration and vibrations, they will collect important data on radiation necessary to ensure a safe flight for our Artemis astronauts.

The hands-on activity highlighted in this session will simulate space radiation shielding on a spacecraft and the selection of materials to build a spacecraft.

Materials List for Session 3: Here

Links to register for the other sessions:

Week 1 Educator           Week 1 Student            
Week 2 Educator Week 2 Student
Week 3 Educator Week 3 Student
Week 4 Educator Week 4 Student
Week 5 Educator Week 5 Student
Week 6 Educator Week 6 Student
Week 7 Educator Week 7 Student
Week 8 Educator Week 8 Student

Deepika is a NASA Education Specialist at Texas State University. She works to support NASA EPDC efforts nationally - both face-to-face and virtually. Deepika has worked in STEM Education in various capacities – as a researcher, educator, outreach coordinator, member of a non-profit startup, and K-8 Educator. She has enjoyed building diverse experiences in STEM education and hopes to add unique value to Educator Profession Development at NASA. Deepika has degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Mysore, India (Bachelors), University of Maryland, College Park (Maters), and Purdue University (Ph. D.) where she researched how to teach fundamental disciplinary concepts in Electrical Engineering.