<p>Established in 1962, the NASA Artists Cooperation Program gave several artists unrestricted access to several NASA facilities. The goal was to communicate the emotional tone and the cultural significance of space exploration.</p> <p>This collection uses the "Connect Extend Challenge" visible thinking strategy developed by Project Zero at Harvard University. This strategy encourages students to make connections between new ideas and prior knowledge. It also encourages them to make a personal connection to an artwork or topic.</p> <p><a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/destination-moon"></a>This lesson helps teachers create connections between works of art and the study of space exploration, and to help teachers use art as a force for developing students’ critical thinking.  <br /></p> <p>Observe and discuss the first image as a class. Use the "Connect Extend Challenge" to discuss the image as a class. Ask the following: </p> <ul><li>How is the artwork or object <strong>connected</strong> to something you know about?</li><li>What new ideas or impressions do you have that <strong>extended</strong> your thinking in new directions?</li><li>What is <strong>challenging</strong> or confusing? What do you wonder about?</li></ul><p>Provide any background knowledge that enhances the conversation, using the metadata information about the NASA Artists Cooperation Program. </p> <p>Next, divide the students into 4 groups. Have them use the same questions to discuss one of the 4 images that deals the Apollo 11 launch. Wrap-up the discussion by having each group share out key thoughts and responses. Repeat the same process with the 4 images that represent Mission Control (note, Mission Control Images are from a selection of Apollo missions). </p> <p>Finally, students should choose one of the final 4 images to investigate, using the "Connect Extend Challenge" to guide their exploration. Their work could be shared verbally in a paired group, or written as a personal essay. </p> <p><br /></p>

<p>This collection of resources uses oral histories as well as photographs and articles to explore race relations and the impact of Executive Order 10925 at NASA<strong>.</strong> Signed by President John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961, EO 10925 required government contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin."</p> <p><a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/sNWdVT1Me8drAsGu"></a></p> <p>Resources in this collection -  photographs and articles as well as oral histories - are compiled to supplement the SITES traveling exhibit <em>Destination Moon</em>. This collection is not comprehensive; instead, it provides a launching point for further research.</p> <p>This collection is closely associated with the "Destination Moon" traveling exhibit. For more information see <a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/destination-moon">https://airandspace.si.edu/exh...</a> </p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p>

<p>This topical collection explores the life of Lunar Module Pilot  Buzz Aldrin; it includes images, artifact images, video and websites. Through browsing this collection, students will learn about Aldrin's life, in order to appreciate how his work as a pilot and astronaut impacted his personal and private affairs. </p> <p>This collection is inspired by the Unveiling Stories thinking strategy introduced by Harvard's Project Zero, which invites students to reveal multiple layers of meaning in stories: </p> <ul><li>What is the story?</li><li>What is the human story?</li><li>What is the world story?</li><li>What is the new story?</li><li>What is the untold story?</li></ul><p>Have students look at each image, video or resource, and read its descriptions. Ask students to think about or respond to any quiz questions included.</p> <p>Tags: moon, moon landing, Apollo 11, Apollo XI, Aldrin, space, space race, astronaut</p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p>