How do we communicate with each other? How do we communicate with people who are close by? How do we communicate with people who are far away? In this lesson plan, students will explore the role of communications and how satellites help people communicate with others far away and in remote areas with nothing around (i.e., no obvious telecommunications equipment). Students will learn about how engineers design satellites to benefit life on Earth. This lesson plan also introduces the theme of the rockets curricular unit.

Concepts

communication, engineering, navigation, stem

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Additional Tags

orbit, parabolic arc, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, low earth orbiting, teachengineering, satellite, satellites in orbit

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)