Space Exploration to the Moon and beyond - 11/30 to 12/18
Post date: Nov 30, 2015 2:39:13 PM
Keywords
Warm-ups
Sputnik 1 (SS pg. 220)
Satellite (SS pg. 154)
Suborbital (SS pg. 222)
Space Probes (SS pg. 226)
Comet (SS pg. 120)
Terrestrial Planet (SS pg. 88)
Gas Giants (SS pg. 104)
11/30 - What does NASA stand for? Why was it formed? (SS pg. 220)
12/1 - NASA considered 3 modes to get to the moon: Direct Decent, EOR, and LOR. Make a list of Pros and Cons for each. What trade-offs led them to finally select LOR to get to the moon?
12/2 - Make a hypothesis for how the moon became the moon.
12/3 - Why does the moon have so many impact craters while the Earth only has a few that we can see?
12/7 - Should Pluto be considered a planet? Why or why not?
12/9 - Make a list of similarities and differences among the 4 Terrestrial Planets.
12/10 - Make a list of similarities and differences among the 4 Gas Giants.
SS U4L3 - History of Space Exploration- 12/3
Portfolio 10/29-11/17 (signed at conferences) - 12/4
Test Corrections for NM & Ns: History of Astronomy & Gravity -12/4
SS U2L6 - Small Objects in place - 12/8
Solar System Gizmo - 12/9
SS U2L4 - Terrestrial Planets - 12/16
SS U2L5 - Gas Giant - 12/16
Group Planet Poster - 12/15
Planet Poster Gallery Notes - 12/17
Quiz: Space Travel, Exploration and the Planets - 12/17
Explain the conditions that would cause one object to orbit another.
Differentiate between lunar eclipse and solar eclipse.
Discuss design trade-offs in spacecraft.
Advanced Due
Complete a rough draft Exploravision project written description including Abstract and Bibliography - 12/18
Websites
Space Exploration
NOVA: To the Moon (1999) 115 mins - youtube.com - Excellent video chronicling the engineering, history and personalities that put Americans on the moon.
Space Flight - evergreenmuseum.org - Air and Space museum in McMinnville. They have a real Mercury capsule!
The First Space Walk - bbc.co.uk
Lunar Lander - phet.colorado.edu - Test your skills landing the Lunar Lander with this simulation.
The impact of apollo 16's third stage booster has been found! - gizmodo.com
Impact Theory of Moon Formation - classzone.com - Simulation show one of the lead theory for the formation of the moon.
Space History - spacekids.co.uk - Timeline of major space travel events
Exploration Timelines - nationalgeographic.com
Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration - nasa.gov - Chronologies from the one of the major sources - NASA.
Rosetta: rendezvous with a comet - rosetta.esa.int
Famous Craters
Terrestrial Impact Craters - solarviews.com
Impressive Craters on Earth - universetoday.com
Impact Crater Database - passc.net - Impact crater images.
Asteroid Impact Craters on Earth as Seen From Space - wired.com
The Barringer Meteorite Crater - barringercrater.com
Planets and Planetoids
Nine Planets - Solar System Tour - nineplanets.org
Planets - windows2universe.org
Planets - science.nationalgeographic.com
Solar System 101 - solarsystem.nasa.gov
When Is a Planet Not a Planet? - theatlantic.com
THESE ARE THE BEST PHOTOS OF PLUTO ANY HUMAN HAS EVER SEEN - popsci.com
NOVA: Pluto Files (2010) 53 mins - pbs.org
From Sun to Oort: A solar photon's journey 2:36 mins - youtube.com - Rapping the solar system.
NOVA ScienceNOW: Can we Make it to Mars? (2011) 53 mins - pbs.org
NOVA: Origins of the Solar System (2011) 13 mins - pbs.org
Asteroid Watch - jpl.nasa.gov - News on dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, meteoroids and space junk.
Astronomy 121: The Formation and Evolution of the Solar System - abyss.uoregon.edu - Written lectures to an introductory class taught at University of Oregon.
Astronomy 161: The Solar System - csep10.phys.utk.edu - The Solar System introductory class notes taught at the University of Tennessee.
