Monday, August 27, 2018

Launch Yourself into Space

I love an app that has so many possibilities, plus a learning piece.
NASA Selfies app, allows you to step into a virtual space suit and visit various outer space locations.
There are 30 different stunning backgrounds that are real photos of space captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. It's not fancy, but when you add some app smashing, it takes it to the next level.


A few ideas for some app smashing fun!
Use the Balloon Stickies app to add a speech or thought bubble.
Using descriptive language, students can record their adventure, with ChatterPix Kids app.
Have students take multiple selfies and create a story with a beginning, middle and end. Pull them into Adobe Spark Video or Shadow Puppet EDU to tell the story. 
Or, start with Balloon Stickies, add to ChatterPix Kids and finish with Shadow Puppet EDU for a fun finished product. 


To start off a unit on space, have some fun letting students design a mission patch. You can use this as a way to start off your unit on space or just  a team building activity. 
Students can head to the history of mission patches to see authentic patches designed by various teams of astronauts. Some of the patches are commemorative, not worn by the crew. 
Google Draw and Canva are two great tools to use when designing a mission patch. 

Have fun in space!
Click here to access all the slides in Google.

4 comments:

  1. FANTASTIC!!! I HAVE JUST DONE A CLAY ROCKET PROJECT WITH A BOOKLET THE KINDERGARTEN ARE MAKING AND THIS IS A PERFECT COMPLIMENTARY IDEA TO GO INTO THEIR SPCE BOOKS!

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    1. Thanks! Glad that it will compliment what you are doing! Who doesn't love space?!!

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