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A Roundabout Way to Mars
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Students explore orbit transfers and, specifically, Hohmann transfers. They investigate the orbits of Earth and Mars by using cardboard and string. Students learn about the planets' orbits around the sun, and about a transfer orbit from one planet to the other. After the activity, students will know exactly what is meant by a delta-v maneuver!

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Engineering
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Janet Yowell
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Penny Axelrad
Date Added:
10/14/2015
STEM in 30: 15 Years of Humans in Space
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This episode of STEM in 30 celebrates the 15th anniversary of continuous occupation of the International Space Station and looks at the incredible accomplishments of the last 15 years.

Subject:
History
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
National Air and Space Museum
Author:
National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
11/24/2015
Solar System SciPack Meteorite and Comet Simulations
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This is a 30 minute lesson where students will be able to:
1. Describe the size, composition, and motion of meteors and comets.
2. Discuss the similarities and differences in comets and meteors.
3. Explain:
a. what happens to meteors as they fall through the atmosphere
b. why comet debris is observed as a meteor shower from the Earth
c. how the planet's gravitational forces affect a comet's orbit.
d. why we see a comet's tail.
e. why a comet disintegrates when it gets close to the sun.

Subject:
Applied Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
06/20/2018
What's New in Aerospace: Inside the First Epic Mission to Pluto (Alan Stern) or Chasing New Horizons
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A conversation with New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern and astrobiologist David Grinspoon about their new book, Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
National Air and Space Museum
Author:
National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
06/08/2018
What's New in Aerospace: The First Image of a Black Hole
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Join the Astronomy Education team as they discuss this amazing image, what a black hole is, and how the National Science Foundation and the Event Horizon Telescope accomplished this amazing feat.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
National Air and Space Museum
Author:
National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
04/18/2019