#2 - Out-Of-This-World Simulation Adventure - Grade 6, 7, 8

Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School - 3 Unit Program***

Empower your students to become visionaries!

Highlight this school year by taking your students to exoplanet Kepler452b! Kepler's STARS is a compelling, timely, detailed three-unit simulation adventure with real life application. It is designed to initiate conversations on relevant global topics such as national identity, the plight of displaced persons, and climate change. Kepler's Stars fuses intrigue, drama and discovery to underscore the power of empathy and the nature of connectedness. It leads students to the threshold of big ideas and offers a platform for hopeful discussions and thoughtful proposals.

Enhance creativity and reduce photocopying by using Kepler's STARS with platforms such as Microsoft TEAMS. Please see emmcee-ed.blogspot.com for more information.

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Lessons 5 - 8

Orbit 2: Red is paralyzed by a devastating meteorite impact! Yellow meets chaos! Cholera breaks out! In this action packed Orbit citizens try on, examine and discuss various points of view. They write proposals, conference and reflect. Orbit 2lays the foundation for Orbit 3’s culminating assignment with its real-world application

Students will:

• Read and discuss four life-altering newsflashes:
• Complete country-specific questionnaires
• Text/tweet condolences
• Write proposals that are subsequently modified to reflect different points of view and new information.
• Question and discuss, question and present, question and reflect
• Orbit 2 Package Contents:
• Teacher’s Guide
• Snapshot of Lessons
• Keeping it Straight - Tip sheet
• List of Assignments
• Assignment 1 — Questionnaire handout
• Assignment 2 — Writing Your Proposal handout
• Assignment 3 — Reflection
• Lesson 5 Overview Chart — What Now?
• Voice Tracks 1-7 (Kepla Speaks mp3 files)
• 4 Newsflashes
• Language Code handout (4 written alphabet codes with
• 1 example for each nation)
• Glossary handout (lesson 5)
• Glossary (blank) handout
• Glossary (with words) handout (lesson 6)
• Kepler 452b Quick Facts (fact) p
• Kepler 452b World Map showing meteor impact illustration (fiction)
• Graphic image of exploding meteorite
• Graphic image of a crater 65 football fields in diameter
• Graphic image of dense cloud and flames over Red
• Graphic image showing kquake aftermath
• Kepler 452b World Map showing kquake impact illustration
• Texting and Twitter handout
• Point of View Cards (Lesson 6)
• Point of View Cards (Lesson 8) (optional)
• Special Conference Notes handout (optional)
• Inquiry Strips
• Assessment Rubric
• Self-Assessment
• Input Survey
• Extension Activities:

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