The Hammer & Feather on the Moon: Online Lesson using the POE Teaching Strategy

Chelsea Bullock
2 min readDec 14, 2020

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Some time back we covered the Predict, Observe, Explain Teaching strategy in detail. But it’s better to provide a great practical example. So here is an excellent LAMS lesson that highlights the benefits of POE, in this case: Apollo 15 experiment by the Apollo 15 mission that tool place in the Moon in 1971.

Apollo 15 Hammer and Feather experiment on the Moon

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Lesson Details for Teachers

In this learning design, we present the experiment of the Hammer and Feather as it was performed in the Moon by the Apollo 15 crew.

This lesson uses the Predict, Observe, Explain teaching strategy.

Run time: 30 to 40 minutes.

Delivery Mode: Online or in the classroom.

Resources: Video from NASA (further resources available here).

The LAMS learning design for this lesson is depicted below:

For a step by step run of the lesson or to download it and use it in your own teaching, take a look at this card

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Chelsea Bullock
Chelsea Bullock

Written by Chelsea Bullock

I’m a Communication Manager and Outreach Officer at LAMS (Learning Designer App).

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