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SMART GOAL SPECIFIC SENTENCE: I will learn about Rocket Science using Kerbal Space Program
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Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a game where the players create and manage their own space program
Build spacecraft, fly them, and try to help the Kerbals to fulfill their ultimate mission of conquering space
Use command pods, fuel tanks, engines, wings, and decouplers to escape Earth's gravity!
What I'll Learn
I CAN use the engineering design process to build and test rockets
I CAN attempt to land on another planet/moon
I CAN use scientific data (delta-V) to make changes to my rocket design
Stuff I'll Need
Kerbal Space Program Software
Tutorials to learn the tools
Patience and resilience to push through
Day 1
Learn the tools and the layout of the program, follow the tutorial
Day 3
Continue working on your rocket design, try to break Earth's atmosphere
Day 2
Start a new rocket design with the skills you learned yesterday
Day 4
Can you land (or crash) on the Mun (same distance as Earth's moon)
Can you land on the Moon?
So far, only 5 groups in my 11 years of teaching have made a rocket that reached and landed on the Mun (the same distance away as Earth's Moon).
David Nicholas Johnson (2025) is the ONLY student to land on Minimus. Adam Lee (2024) is the ONLY student to make it to the moon AND Mars!! JD Walters (2024) is the ONLY student to make it to the moon AND BACK TO EARTH ON THE SAME SHIP!!
Where is this used in the Real World?
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is constantly exploring space to learn more about the final frontier
Rocket Design
Rockets are the fastest vehicles mankind has ever made, and are needed to break free from earth's gravity
Launching Satellites
Satellites are gadgets that orbit the Earth. They can take pictures, send internet data, and help predict weather formations
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