Crash Landing!

In this activity, groups cut out and sort cards showing items recovered from a crash landing on the Moon. The 12 items range from food and water to rope and matches to a self-inflating life raft. The group discusses which items to keep and which to leave, ranks the keepers in order of usefulness, and glues them down. Teamwork is essential, and a debriefing discussion can help multiple groups consider alternative ideas for surviving on the Moon. Included is a ranked list of the items by a NASA engineer, but it is only for comparison--there is no right answer, though some answers are better than others.