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Getting a Satellite into Space
http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/activity/l4.pdf
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In this activity, students learn how a rocket works by ejecting gas, which produces an equal and opposite force in the direction of the rocket's flight. They will discover that rockets do not have to "push off" of the atmosphere to get into space and that it is not necessary to keep pushing a satellite to keep it moving in orbit because there is no friction in space to cause things to slow down. Students will gain an understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion and their application to rocket launching and satellite orbits.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
Subject:
  • Physics
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-007-901
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • B - Physical science:
        • Position and motion of objects
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Objects in the sky
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • B - Physical science:
        • Motion and forces
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understandings about sci. / tech.
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Editor: Steve Odenwald
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Image for Magnetopause-to-Auroral Global Exploration

Publisher: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, IMAGE Science Center
http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/