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Moon Camp @ School


Moon Camp @School provides a platform for the Moon Camp educator community to share their classroom projects related to the exploration of the Moon and lunar design. These projects can range from scientific experiments, artistic or hands-on projects, design of space infrastructures, 3D printing models, virtual or augmented reality worlds and much more. Get creative!

The projects can be developed in the context of participation in Moon Camp Discovery, Explorers, Pioneers or be totally independent.

Moon Camp @ School is a non-competitive sharing platform. All entries that comply with the guidelines will receive a special participation certificate and their project will be displayed on the Moon Camp online platform.

Summary


Educators share the Moon related classroom projects completed by their students. The projects can be viewed in the @School Project Gallery. Once they upload their project, they will receive a Moon Camp participation certificate.

Level: beginners to advanced
 Activity: classroom project
 Age range: up to (and including) 19 years old
 Language: language of their choice.
 Registrations: open from 14 September 2022 to 20 April 2023

Share your project


To share your project with the Moon Camp @School community, projects must be supported by a teacher or educator. An adult must submit the project for minors.

Participation in Moon Camp @School is open worldwide* to teams of students aged up to 19 years old. Students attending a postsecondary/tertiary institution are not eligible to participate.

Teams are allowed to submit a project to both Moon Camp @School and Discovery, Explorers or Pioneers.

There is no limit to the number of teams a teacher or educator and school or club can enter

* Moon Camp Challenge is open worldwide. In the framework of the current collaboration agreement between ESA and Airbus Foundation, if you apply from an ESA Member State*, Slovakia, Slovenia, Canada, Lithuania or Latvia your team will have to fulfil the following extra conditions:
• At least 50% of team members must be citizens of an ESA Member State, Slovakia, Slovenia, Canada, Lithuania or Latvia.
• Each team member must be:
‒ Enrolled in a full time primary or secondary school located in an ESA Member State, Slovakia, Slovenia, Canada, Lithuania or Latvia
‒ or, be home-schooled (certified by the National Ministry of Education or delegated authority in an ESA Member State, Slovakia, Slovenia, Canada, Lithuania or Latvia)
‒ or, be a member of a club or after-school group, such as Science Club, Scouts or the like.
* ESA Member States in 2022: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Timeline

 

Submissions to the Moon Camp @School online platform will be accepted from 14 September 2022 to 20 April 2023.

14 September 2022
Challenge Launch

Registration opens on the 14/09/2022
Learn more about the Moon by completing the Moon Camp challenge activities
Develop your classroom project
Submit your project on the platform


Teacher/educator preparation:
Create a plan of action for your team
Participate in the teacher training modules (dates to be announced)

20 April 2023
Deadline For Submissions

Website closes for submissions on the 20/04/2023 Make sure you submit your projects before the deadline!

June 2023
Post Challenge

Certificates of participation will be sent to the students and mentors
Projects will be uploaded to the Moon Camp @School gallery

Get inspired with the Moon!

 

Want to bring the Moon into your classroom? Check out some of our handy resources and turn your students into lunar experts today! 

Moon_surface_scenario

Investigate the physical forces and create your own rocket or spacecraft!

Work as a team in an analog Moon mission!

Study the geology of the Moon or look for signs of life!

Investigate the properties of different materials

and design your very own spacesuit!

Design your very own lunar orbital space station!

Moon Camp @School Resources

Brief description: In this resource, pupils will spend a day recording approximately how much water …

Brief description: In this activity, pupils will build a bionic hand made out of cardboard, …

Brief description: In this activity, students will learn how their arm works and build a …

Brief description: In this activity, students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy …

Brief description: In this set of activities, pupils will analyse the importance of having shelter …

Brief description: This activity will introduce students to logical thinking by planning, testing and executing …

Brief description: In this resource, pupils will debate some organisational and social characteristics of a …

Brief description: In this set of activities, students will learn about the different components of …

Brief description: In this set of six activities, students will investigate which factors affect plant …

Brief description: In this set of activities, students will build an understanding of germination and …

Brief description: In this activity, students will consider whether life found in extreme environments on …

Brief description: In this set of experimental activities, students will investigate the survival abilities of …

Brief description: In this set of activities, students will learn about two concepts that influence …

Brief description: In this set of 3 activities, students will design and build their own …

Brief description: In this set of activities, students will plan, design and build a landing …

Brief description: In this set of three activities, students will learn about electrochemistry. In the …

Brief description: In this resource, students will learn about changes of state of matter using …

ESA’s Teach with the Moon webpage. A collection of lunar resources for teachers and educators.

Brief description: In this set of four group activities pupils build three different rockets. The …

Brief description: To many ancient civilisations, the tale of a shooting star was an omen …

Brief description:  Pupils can use the ESA Spacecraft Materials Kit to experimentally investigate a variety of …

Questions?

For any questions, consult the FAQ section or send an email to moon.camp@esa.int