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Go to the following site and type in "space" "aerospace" or "colonies" A number of curricular ideas come up http://www.engineeringpathway.com/ep/k12/search/search_k12.jhtml http://teachengineering.org/search.php

Destination Mars http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lesson/26260/overview.htm I especially liked all the inquiry situations presented here. Many great resources are documented. All the procedures could easily be adjusted for middle school, and used for 2-10 days. Joyce Cheatham

All about hot air http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lesson/26256/overview.htm A great high school unit for learning how pressure, temperature and volume affect gases. I could easily downsize for middle schoolers, but it would also be useful for background information, or with middleschoolers that need more of a challenge. Joyce Cheatham

Just eat it http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lesson/27203/overview.htm This is a unit about food safety but is great for studying population growth as well. Warning: the population growth simulator may crash your computer if you let it run too long! Other than that, this is a great collection of activities. ~ Evaluated by Becky Hammack

Rockets http://download.micron.com/pdf/education/k12_pdf_lessons/forces.pdf It's all here.....easy to build paper rockets and 2 options for the launcher.... all related to the laws of motion. Incorporating community volunteers allows the teacher to focus on content and safety. Joyce Cheatham

I agree with everything you say. It would be a great activity to get everyone involved with the unit and hopefully learn a lot about the laws of motion. (Trenton Murner)