Brief Description: NASA's Jet Propulsion Labratory has developed a curriculum on Saturn the Jewel of the Solar System. It is desinged to spark curiosity and facilitate understanding of Saturn, its rings, the moon Titan, and the Cassini-Huygns robotic mission. The youth-centered activities encourage them to think like scientists & engineers, understand the engineering process as well as model construction.
STEM Subject: Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology
Other Subject: Language Arts, Creative Arts, History, Career Exploration,
Grades: 4 - 5
Student participants: Up to groups of 30
Format: Facilitator’s Guides with 8 activities; 22 distinct 40 minute sessions; 15 hours of programming.