This week in Homeschool I will be working on Unit Studies/ Lesson Plans for featuring the Solar System. In our HomeschoolWithBoardGames: Apollo A Game Inspired By NASA Moon Missions is the game Charlie has chosen for us to play.
Apollo: A Game Inspired by the NASA Moon Missions
You are “go for launch!” Apollo is a cooperative strategy game inspired by the NASA moon missions. The year is 1961, President Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. Now it’s up to you to walk in the footsteps of NASA’s pioneers and embark on the missions that made history… FOR ALL MANKIND!
Play as Mission Control or an Astronaut. Both sides must work together and strategize to complete flight stages, overcome obstacles, repair the spacecraft, and keep communications clear. It is the team that determines if the mission is a success or failure.
Includes two mission packs, Gemini and Apollo with real NASA mission facts for basic and advanced play.
- 2-5 Players
- Ages 12 & Up
- 30-60 Mins Playtime
- Apollo Mission Pack Includes- 8 Gemini Flight Stage Cards, 12 Experiment Cards. Gemini Mission Pack Includes- 5 Gemini Flight Stage Cards, 10 Experiment Cards.
- Also Includes, Gemini Gameboard, Apollo Gameboard, 4 Crisis Puzzle Boards, Astronaut Control Board, Mission Control Board, Flight Damage Board, 25 Crisis Cards, 23 COMM Tokens, 20 +/- Tokens, 12 Crisis Puzzle Pieces, 12 Dice, 5 Astronaut Markers, 1 Experiment Marker, 3 Alert Clips, 2 Mission Pawns with stands, Comms Down Clip, Player Screen, and Player Turn Token
Reading Class:
Have the players sit down at the table and once everyone is seated set up the Board Game. Get the instructions out and read them to everyone. Once you finish ask the players questions to make sure they understood what you were reading to them. Have them ask you questions to make sure you understood what is going to happen.
Spelling Class:
Buffalo Games & Puzzles, Apollo, Inspired, Nasa Moon Missions, Players, Cooperative Moon Mission, “Go For Launch”. President Kennedy, Challenge, Nation, Astronauts, Moon, Decade, Pioneers, History, Mankind, Mission Control, Strategize, Flight Stages, Overcome Obstacles, Repair the Spacecraft, Communication, Clear, Determines, Succeeds, Fails
Write the spelling words down in your spelling journal and include a definition of each word.
Math Class;
Count the Game pieces inside. Once you come up with the answer create 5 math problems for someone in your home to work out using the answer you came up with. Have them create 5 math problems for you to work out.
Drama Class:
Act out a scene that happened in the Game and make sure you describe what your acting out and why. In your Drama Journal record your answers.
Art Class:
Use some of the tokens or cards in the Game and create a piece of Art showcasing what happened in the Game. Inside your Art Journal write out a description of what you drew and why.
Cooking Class:
Create a snack that can be served while playing the Game based on things from the Game. Write the recipe down inside your Cooking Journal. Include how you came up with this Snack and how it ties into the Game.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
