1. The International Space Station
Living Weightless
The International Space Station
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2. GOALS FOR THIS LESSON: Be able to understand what the International Space Station (ISS) is and benefits to Earth Be able to describe the challenges of working in space Be able to describe the roles of Earth-based team members who support space missions Be able to identify the type of jobs required for space exploration
ACTIVITIES:
Build a Space Station
Calculate a resupply mission
Micrometeoroids & Space Walking
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3. What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
Watch this video (<--Click HERE to see inside tour of ISS)
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4. Let’s Review: What is the ISS. How big is it
Let’s Review: What is the ISS? How big is it? What training, education and experience do you need to be an astronaut?
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5. Hidden Figures: What other jobs are needed for space travel?
Let’s look at a couple of people whose job impacts space exploration and many other areas of our lives (clink link below):
Watch Video Link
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6. Select a job supporting space and satellites
Assignment:
Select a job supporting space and satellites
Write a 1-2 page report that describes the duties of the position and the training/skills necessary to do that job
Be prepared to share your findings with the class at the next session
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7. STEM Career Presentations
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8. Let’s Make a Space Station!
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9. How does the ISS Stay in Orbit?
Gravity
Electromagnetic Fields
Space Debris
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10. Watch Resupply Mission
Supermarkets in Space? How does the ISS get new food supplies, spare parts or items for the numerous experiments that they perform in space? How do astronauts get to and from the ISS? Let’s watch a short video to help explain how the ISS is resupplied...click the link below:
Watch Resupply Mission
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11. Activity: Calculating ISS resupply ships
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12. Walking in Space Why do astronauts walk in space
Walking in Space Why do astronauts walk in space? How do they walk in space? How do astronauts stay safe in space?
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13. Activity: Micrometeoroids and Space Walking
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