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TE Activity: A Roundabout Way to Mars

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Students investigate Hohmann orbit transfers using cardboard and string while focusing on the orbits of Earth and Mars. They look at the planets orbits around the sun and transfer orbit form one planet to another to determine what a delta-v maneuver is.

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Resource Details
Grade
6th - 7th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
30 mins
Year
2004
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