Grades 5-8 |
In this lesson from NASA, students explore the way astronauts practice and train to improve their efficiency in completing challenging tasks.
following directions, astronaut, practice, graphing
Astronauts use repetition and practice to improve their speed and accuracy in a variety of tasks. In the lesson Following Directions, students place a penny or game piece in several places on a grid in response to directions. The students perform the task several times and record and create a bar graph on graph paper that illustrates their findings. Students should be able to identify a trend of increasing speed in their completion of the task, proving the adage "practice makes perfect."
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OOPS! Preventing Human Error
Teachers can use observation and the students' bar graphs to evaluate the achievement of the objective for this lesson.
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