TRY applying new knowledge about aircraft, remote sensing instruments, and science missions to develop a flight request.

Prompt students to return to their original groups to:

• Complete the Activity sheet: NASA Airborne Science Flight Request Form (AMS-4). 
• Prepare a formal presentation to state their request to a mock NASA review panel (their peers and teacher). 

Teacher note: Activity sheet: NASA Airborne Science Flight Request Presentation/Scoring Rubric(AMS-5) is provided for this activity to guide the students in preparing their presentations and aid the panel in evaluating the request. The following are recommended criteria:

• Did the group make a strong case for the importance of the environmental issue being studied?
• Did the group provide evidence supporting their choice of aircraft?
• Did the group provide evidence supporting their choice of remote sensing device?
• Did the group show evidence of working together as a team?

Prompt groups to make their presentations.

Debrief presentations by prompting discussion on the way that airborne mission scientist work together to plan missions, e.g., pool their expertise.

Engage students in a reflection activity either writing a new description or drawing a new picture of an airborne mission scientist at work. See Activity sheet: Describing an airborne mission scientist (AMS-6)

Prompt students to complete the reflection page in their journals. See Activity sheet: Reflection page(AMS-7)

Introduce the next lesson.

Student activities:

• Complete the Activity sheet: NASA Airborne Science Flight Request Form (AMS-4). 

• Review the Activity sheet: NASA Airborne Science Flight Request Presentation/Scoring Rubric(AMS-5). 
  

• Prepare to present group's request to the mock NASA review panel.

Student activities:

• Complete the scoring rubrics for each group's presentation.

• Write a new description or draw a new picture of an airborne mission scientist at work. See Activity sheet: Describing an airborne mission scientist (AMS-6)
  

• Respond to the questions in the Activity sheet: Reflection page (AMS-7).