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NASA Plans Moon Base Lesson PlanNASA Plans Moon Base Lesson Plan
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NASA Plans Moon Base

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Students react to statements about the moon, then read a news article about NASA's plans to build a permanent base on the moon. In this space science and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and a vocabulary activity, then students read the news piece and participate in a think-pair-share discussion. Lesson includes interdisciplinary follow-up activities.

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living on the moon, space exporation, science

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