WORKING IN SPACE

OBJECTIVES: Students learn about gravity and acceleration on earth and on other planetary objects in space. Students solve an engineering problem by designing and/or building one of three engineering problems dealing with living and working in space. An interactive activity teaches students about the force of gravity on other planets in the solar sysyem. The science background teaches students about living in the absence of gravity. There is also a fun quiz. NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS: Forces and Motion, The Universe MATH STANDARDS: Problem Solving ENGINEERING SKILLS: Application of Science Principles to Engineering; Basic Astrodynamics, Design

LECTURE AND PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes LESSON TIME: 30 minutes WORDS TO KNOW: gravity microgravity acceleration mass celestial Newton's Laws ratio