Physics of the Future Unit 2 - Space Exploration Part 1

Class of 2027 links:  Mysteries Parking Lot      Unit 2 SL Whiteboard    Unit 2 HL Whiteboard 

Class of 2026 links:  Mysteries Parking Lot      Unit 2 SL Whiteboard    Unit 2 HL Whiteboard 

Detailed list of IB syllabus understandings and related guiding questions 

Skills in the study of physics to be developed during this unit: use computer modelling.

Future Physics Contexts: missions to The Moon and Mars (and beyond), Starship and the rocket equation, separation and docking of spacecraft, space junk, physics of spacewalks, conservation of angular momentum of star and planetary systems (HL), controlling spacecraft spin (HL).