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  • Students tracking a satellite electronically.Written By: Frances Dellutri, Middle School/Intermediate Level EIS Education Team, June 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 

     A satellite is moving overhead every few minutes and it's fun to be able to identify them, watch for them, and track them. This project gives great direction on how to track satellites overhead, both visually and electronically.

    Trek-A-Sat gives you the tools to track a satellite in the sky right now in real time! 

    If you would like to learn more about satellites, their orbits and the forces involved with orbiting satellites, log into The EIS Academy and learn about satellites in the lesson called "Satellites - Understanding How They Work! "

    https://www.eisacademy.org/course/view.php?id=54


    If you are ready to start tracking satellites, move ahead to join the lesson where you wish!

    INDEX
    Section 1. Trek-a-Sat
    Section 2. Understanding Where Satellites are Found
    Section 3.  Looking at Factors That Affect the Orbit Time and Position of Satellites.
    Section 4. How did You Use this Lesson