Navigating a Spacecraft

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Navigating a Spacecraft

Description:

In this activity students work in pairs to plot the paths (trajectories) of a spacecraft traveling between Earth and Mars in the year 2018 and returning in 2020. These paths use the minimum amount of fuel, and take about six months to travel from one planet to the other.

Education Levels:

5, 6, 7, 8

Subject:

Measurement, Space Sciences

Resource Type:

Activity

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Challenger Center for Space Science Education

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Keywords:

Mars, Orbits, Space exploration, Space missions, Spacecraft, Trajectory, Time travel, Fuel, Navigation, Radiation

Mediator:

Middle school teachers, Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Challenger Center for Space Science Education

Is Part Of:

http://www.challenger.org/teachers/lessons/index_2.cfm

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Science, Mathematics, Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

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