An interdisciplinary space exploration education curriculum designed for middle school youth funded by the Texas Space Grant Consortium. The curriculum includes lessons for use in mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, computer, theater, physical education, and art classes. Students will broaden their knowledge and comprehension of space exploration through interactive, hands-on learning activities.
Audience: Fifth to eighth grade middle school students.
Concepts of Astronomy and space exploration are likely to be more abstract to a visually impaired person than to other people. However they encounter news about the Solar System through their daily life. Space Vision's goal is to satisfy the interest of visually impaired students and help them understand these concepts. TSGC, in cooperation with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) organized an annual enhancement workshop with Astronomy theme in 2004. Hands-on, in inquiry-based activities were adapted or developed make astronomy accessible, and to engage the students in the scientific discovery process.