What does it take to get stuff to the Moon? Design teams create subsystems for a space transportation system to go to the Moon. The teams study Earth transportation components along with historical space transportation systems to guide their designs. 

Concepts

space travel, space exploration, design, vehicle design, moon exploration, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Gather more up-to-date information on automobile fuel efficiency
• Analyze spacecraft subsystems against the comparable Earth-bound subsystem

Classroom Considerations

• Class should be familiar with the engineering design process

Pros

• Each lesson contains an assessment component
• Every exercise comes with additional resource materials categorized as print, audio visual, and Internet

Cons

• None