Students acquire a basic understanding of the science and engineering of space travel as well as a brief history of space exploration. They learn about the scientists and engineers who made space travel possible and briefly examine some famous space missions. Finally, they learn the basics of rocket science (Newton's third law of motion), the main components of rockets and the U.S. space shuttle, and how engineers are involved in creating and launching spacecraft.

Concepts

engineering, space exploration, space travel, stem

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Additional Tags

law of motion, rocket science, solar system, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, newton’s third law, teachengineering, rocket

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)