Interdisciplinary Connections

Space Explorers

By Sue Liedke and El Murray, posted on Oct 4, 2023

One of the pre-K classes at my school was learning about Black contributions to space exploration, which led to this lesson. Their classroom teacher, El, said students were excited to learn about Katherine Johnson, Mae C. Jemison, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. “We combined books, charts, and videos to gather information about their contributions to space travel. Students were particularly stoked to learn that all three of these people are real people who were once kids like them!”

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