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To the Moon: Apollo Missions and the Future with MacBeth Derham
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It’s been over 50 years since the first moon landing. Join this course to learn Apollo history and explore future space possibilities within the physics of gravity and motion in space. Join this fabulous integrated science course with high-interest details and get excited about science!
How to get the most out of To the Moon: Apollo Missions and the Future with MacBeth Derham:
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Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that Class.
Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Total Classes: 13
Duration: 45 minutes per class
Prerequisite: None; Pre-algebra math skills will be demonstrated
Suggested Grade Level: 6th to 9th grade
Suggested Credit: Full semester Science, Physical Science, or Modern History
Instructor: MacBeth Derham
Course Description: History meets engineering in this course celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon landings. We will begin with some basic physics—gravity and motion—and continue through the events and challenges of each Apollo mission, the recent Chinese lunar landing, and ask, “What’s next? Artemis!”
Course Outline:
Class 1: Gravity, propulsion, breaking free, and the Moon
Class 2: Apollo 1, a sad story
Class 3: Apollo 7, 1st live TV from Earth Orbit
Class 4: Apollo 8, the “Dark” side and Earthrise
Class 5: Apollo 9, testing the Lunar Module
Class 6: Apollo 10, almost there…
Class 7: Apollo 11, One Small Step
Class 8: Apollo 12, 2EVAs
Class 9: Apollo 13, Oops.
Class 10: Apollo 14, 15, Color TV, materials science, Lunar Rover
Class 11: Apollo 16, 17, Lunar Highlands, more EVAs, Night Launch; Geologist on the Moon
Class 12: Apollo 18, 19, 20, Canceled Missions, and Skylab
Class 13: China goes to the Moon! What about US?Course Materials: Selected readings from two books: Apollo to the Moon, ISBN-13: 978-1426219931 (https://amzn.to/3GUT6oh) and Mission Control, This is Apollo, ISBN: 9780670011568 (BookFinder.com)
Homework: Reading, automated quizzes for immediate feedback. Expect to spend approximately one to two hours per class on homework outside of the classroom.
Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
©2023 Homeschool Connections and MacBeth Derham. All rights reserved. This course is designed by MacBeth Derham.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
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To the Moon: Apollo Missions and the Future with MacBeth Derham
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MacBeth Derham
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Science ➤ Astronomy
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Middle School
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April 29th, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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- This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections or purchasers of the course. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment, and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
- You may print or download to your own storage extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
- Upon completion of the course, you must delete all copies of course materials from any storage on which you saved permissible extracts.
MacBeth Derham
macbethderham@gmail.com
About MacBeth Derham
MacBeth Derham studied biology at Mount Holyoke College and has taught natural history in the field for over 35 years. She currently teaches classes for her homeschool group, tutors math and science privately, and conducts a Marine Biology field school twice a year for local students.
From 2005-2020 she worked with The Front Lawn Players, a Shakespeare troupe made up of students ages 3-18, as both a speech coach and director. She spent the summer of 2017 in Oxford studying literature (including Shakespeare), philosophy, theology, and history. A more than reasonable amount of her time there was spent out of doors, in nature, walking the paths loved by Lewis, Tolkien, and friends. An amateur wildlife and travel photographer, many of her courses feature her own images of creature encounters from both home and abroad. Thanks to her children, she has a fine collection of animal skulls and skeletons.
Mrs. Derham speaks at homeschool conferences on the interdisciplinary need for nature study. She is a retired homeschooling mother of four very different grown children, grandmother of 4 west-coasters, and wife to Don.
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