The spacecraft is drifting too far off course! Two games help explain how a spacecraft can use its thrusters to maintain its position. The games have pupils be the components of vectors in order to create and counteract the disturbances. 

Concepts

addition vectors, vectors, telescopes

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as an introduction to a lesson on vector addition
• Provide different disturbance vectors for the class to correct

Classroom Considerations

• Can be done without knowledge of vectors

Pros

• Simplifies a complex issue to make it understandable
• The reading explains a scenario that makes it important to know how to add vectors

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSN-VM.B.4.a HSN-VM.B.4.c MP4 MP6