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Students design a new spacecraft and describe how it works. They have a job to do for NASA: design a new spacecraft to replace the Space Shuttle. They concentrate on making their new spacecraft safer and smaller than the current Space Shuttle. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students complete a unit on orbiting spacecraft designed to study astronomical objects. They conduct Internet research on NASA missions, use a satellite dish to downlink information, and construct and launch a rocket out of paper and tape. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students read an article and discuss Saturn and the Cassini spacecraft that has been sent to study it. They design and create a model of Saturn using compact discs, foam balls, and various other materials. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students discuss robots, and explore capabilities of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students design spacecraft for NASA to use in launching, landing, and returning a mission to the Moon. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students simulate the radiation shielding on a spacecraft. They use paper to represent the materials used to make a spacecraft. A flashlight and laser pointer represent different forms of space radiation trying to get in the ship. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students work together to develop their own model of a spacecraft. They complete illustrations and writings to document their work. They present their information to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students design and construct an "Egg-lander" and identify the similarities and differences between their design and the Mars Landing Spacecraft design. They design a safe landing craft for a raw egg using only $1.00 for materials, and test their egg-landers for design flaws. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students construct an edible Cassini spacecraft. Using ice cream, cake mix, and wafer candy, students follow directions to create a model featuring the major components of a spacecraft. They discuss the instruments aboard, sun sensors, and subsystems of the spacecraft. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students work with a partner to plot the trajectory of a spacecraft traveling between Earth and Mars in the 2018 and returning in 2020. They examine the key factors when planning a mission to and from Mars such as travel time, distances involved and the location of the planets. Full Review »