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The following Classroom Extensions are offered for Upper Elementary students and are aligned to the NYC SCOPE AND SEQUENCE.

6th GRADE

Simple and Complex Machines (Aeronautics: Forces and Motion)
Experience and test airplane AND shuttle flight!

Weather & Climate (Aeronautics: Weather)
Explore how weather affects airplane flight!

Exploring Ecosystems (Voyage to Mars or Halley's Comet)
Discover how living in space different than living on Earth as you simulate a mission into space! (half day only)

7th GRADE

Geology (Voyage to Mars or Halley's Comet)
Discover how astronomers identifiy different space materials as you simulate a mission to Comet Halley! (half day only)

Interactions Between Matter and Energy (Voyage to Halley's Comet)
Discover how different atomic structures make gasses produce different spectral fingerprints AND simulate a mission into space!

8th GRADE

Humans and their Environment (Aeronautics: Weather)
Investigate the how humans effect their enviroment and simulate a mission into space.

Earth, Sun, and Moon System (Voyage to Mars of Halley's Comet)
Learn about the orbits of comets as you simulate a mission to Comet Halley! (half day only)

Forces and Motion on Earth (Aeronautics: Forces and Motion)
Learn about the forces that make an airplane fly and simulate a mission to Comet Halley!

Forces and Motion in Space (Toys in Space)
Discover how forces and motion in space seem different than forces and motion on Earth AND simulate a mission into space!