I really love having the framework of the LAUNCH Cycle. I do so many projects with the students, and I think this would help me and the students focus on the learning while creating the project. I am really excited about learning more about it and looking through the resources to help me plan and teach!
Some of the areas that I can really see using it are when we talk about working and living in space. Students have some choice in areas of interest and then create models. We build rockets and design parts that will help it fly higher and straighter (fins, shape, size), so the research piece of LAUNCH is really important. I really like the part where the students can create, test, and then go back to make improvements before sharing it with an audience. To me, this is where the learning really takes place; and it how the real world works.
Other areas are when I get to teach 8th graders and the curriculum is a lot about human impact on the world. When I was listening to Ms. Mangold today, I thought it would be really neat to do a joint project where they read the book in her room, and learned about real world issues in science, then designed a way to either educate the adults around us or established a project or event that would address some of the issues they see that need to be "fixed." I think that would be so empowering to students and something they would never forget. I just really love the process and I want to know more about it and use it. I can't wait to learn more and try it.
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