Satellites- Understanding How They Work! MS
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Satellites- Understanding How They Work !
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Written By: Frances Dellutri, Middle School/Intermediate Level EIS Education Team, April 2016
EIS Topic: Atmosphere, Centripetal Force, Computers, Mathematics, Micro-gravity, Free-fall, Orbital Mechanics, Physics, Satellites, Spacecraft, Weightlessness
Grade (Age) Level: Grades 5-8 (Ages 10-13)
Key Topics Associated with Standards: Collecting, Analyzing and Interpreting Data; Gravitational Interactions; Forces and Motion, Relationship between Energy and Forces
This project will acquaint you and students with what satellites are, the forces that act on satellites, types of orbits satellites can be found circling Earth, and how to track satellites from the ground.The NSS Enterprise orbiter will be tracked upon launch in 2020 carrying 100+ student experiments! Learn about tracking satellites by using the Trek-A-Sat Activity.
Index:
1. What do you know about gravity?
2. Introduction to forces and gravitational pull here on Earth!
3. Understanding Centripetal Force
4. What is Weightlessness all about, anyway!
5. Satellites
6. Understanding satellite orbits.
7. Exit slip - Let's find out what you learned.-
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Now let's take a moment to see what you have learned. You may take a look back at the resources to help you answer the questions.
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