Resources for Far Out Logo Investigations
A variety of resources are available here for use with the Far Out Logo Investigations project book. These include hints on managing use of the projects in the classroom, worksheets, print-outs to be used in conjunction with the projects, links for further exploration, information on tying the projects to curriculum and national technology standards, and references to related literature.
These resources are available in PDF format and may be downloaded and used in conjunction with Far Out Logo Investigations.
Working Through the Investigations
An overview of how to carry out the first sessions with Far Out Logo Investigations.
A form students can use to maintain a journal while they are working through the projects.
Off-screen activities to teach basic Logo commands.
A worksheet for students to try out an initial project using basic graphics commands.
A worksheet to help students develop a design for a constellation..
A worksheet to keep score in the Moon Landing project.
Moon Landing -- Instructions for Compass Rose Direction Finder
Cutouts for a compass rose and rockets for the Moon Landing project.
A grid worksheet to help students change the turtle's shape into a rocket.
Docking with the Space Station
A worksheet to keep a record of student activity in the Space Station project.
A grid worksheet to reinforce the coordinate system used in the Mission Possible project.
A log book for tracking progress in the Mission Possible project.
Card cutouts for use in the Mission Possible project.
A worksheet that illustrates the "Rule of 360" used in the Space Station project.
Construction Project Background Information
Links to web sites with information about space vehicles, space walking, and space equipment.
A worksheet to guide students in developing the space crane in the Construction Project.
A worksheet to help students prepare for the Right Stuff project.
Worksheets for students to use to write about the Far Out project.
Cards that may be printed and copied with basic Logo color and graphics commands.
Links between the skills used in the project in Far Out Logo Investigations and national technolody standards.
Connections between Language, Reading, Mathematics, and Science curriculums and the projects in Far Out Logo Investigations.
A bibliography of student literature about space exploration.
