Project Description
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Mission on the Moon provides hands-on, inquiry-based space-STEM programming under Category A: Lunar Science Rover. It will reach over 290,000 Canadian learners, from 6th to 9th grades, over three years. With contributions from various organizations, the project focuses primarily on schools, school boards, and community agencies. Hence, it is possible to continue the project beyond this timeline.
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The program will consist of interactive and engaging modules for learners, educator guides, and professional learning sessions, available free of charge to participants and as space-STEM, open-access resource for educators in any learning context. Products and services are provided through collaboration of Laurier's Faculty of Education with InkSmith.
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Interagency Collaboration
Canadian Space AgencyThe CSA is a federal is a federal agency that regulates Canadian-based activities related to outer space such as manned missions, planetary studies, and scientific research in space. The agency also manages earth exploration by satellite and the collection of space data, while it works on developing space technologies and applications to be used on Earth.
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InkSmithInkSmith provides resources to classrooms, schools, and boards, across Canada and the United States, to enable effective, purposeful learning through tangible and intangible resources such as 3D printers and laser cutters, curriculum alignment and budget optimization, as well as staff alignment. The company provides needed resources for Mission on the Moon.
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Wilfrid Laurier UniversityLaurier is a mid-sized university, based in the City of Waterloo, Ontario, with satellite campuses in Brantford, Milton, Kitchener, and Toronto. It is a comprehensive university that specializes in Arts, Science, and applied subjects such as philosophy and sociology, psychology, and neuroscience, as well as business and social work.
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