Washington Depot, Connecticut – Slooh, the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of the universe and an NGSS-aligned curriculum to school communities worldwide, is launching a new Earth science curriculum for students in grades 5-9. The curriculum offers contextual learning activities using orbital satellite feeds of Earth to engage students in real-world learning as they explore important geography, geology, and environmental science concepts, as well as learn about various careers in the space IT field.
“Utilizing aggregated satellite data from our partners at SkyFi, the new Earth science curriculum allows students to explore, capture, and analyze real-world phenomena within the Slooh platform like never before,” said Michael Paolucci, founder of Slooh. “We are hopeful that by providing increased opportunities to authentically learn about our home planet students will be more interested—and prepared—to one day pursue a career in space and STEM industries.”
The new NGSS-aligned Earth science curriculum is tailored for Earth science and career and technical education IT courses. The curriculum leverages Slooh’s learning platform which allows students to easily capture images identifying Earth surface features and atmospheric phenomena, as well as to participate in an array of engaging Quest learning activities covering natural disasters, landmarks, urban commercial planning, and more. There are a number of Quests also specifically focused on satellite IT and space situational awareness to teach students about how satellites are made, launched, maintained, and monitored.
During the Quests, students collect and analyze data to form their own conclusions during educator- and self-directed instruction. The Quests help students learn important concepts in a truly accessible, unique, innovative, and engaging way.
As part of its development effort, Slooh will release a beta version of the new Earth science curriculum in January 2025 for users to access within Slooh’s learning platform at no additional cost. The company will continually gather user feedback to refine the curriculum to best meet the needs of educators and students.
To learn more about Slooh and its new Earth science curriculum, visit. www.slooh.com.
About Slooh
Slooh brings the wonders of space exploration to the public, at school and at home. For almost 20 years, the company has provided the ability to view space phenomena, capture observational data, and engage in gamified learning through its patented user-controlled network of online telescopes and standards-aligned curriculum for upper elementary through post-secondary students around the world. Slooh is funded in part by a National Science Foundation grant. To learn more about Slooh, visit https://www.slooh.com.
