LESSON PLANS: Interstellar Related and More

[Frank W. Baker]

Google Play for Education has teamed up with Interstellar and Google Certified Teachers to launch a new program to help spark the imaginations of millions of future scientists by exploring topics from climate change to space travel and the theory of relativity inspired by the film. More than 20 lesson plans created by Google Certified Teachers that adhere to US educational standards are now available on the Interstellar website for middle school and high school classrooms to explore the mathematical, scientific and literary concepts discussed in the film, including but not limited to the Interstellar lesson plans. Among the lesson plans are Biosphere Bottle Experiment with a Twist, in which students build their own biospheres and observe the effect of nitrogen and oxygen on plant life ; Design a Planet, which involves students in conducting research on planetary features and creating a proposal for a new home for humankind; Plan A or Plan B? which engages students in discussing how people make tough choices based on the values that matter to them;Can Frozen Clouds Exist? in which students consider the air density and temperature required for a frozen cloud to exist; Homeric “Kleos” and the Greek Hero, which invites students to map out comparisons between Cooper (played by Matthew McConaughey) and the classical Greek hero; and How Far Away? in which students determine how far it is to the nearest black hole and visualize the distance.

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