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Spacecraft Design: Beat the Heat
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Lewis, Jake Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Carlson, Denise W. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | To understand the challenges of satellite construction, student teams design and create model spacecraft to protect vital components from the harsh conditions found on Mercury and Venus. They use slices of butter in plastic eggs to represent the internal data collection components of the spacecraft. To understand the challenges of satellite construction, student teams design and create model spacecraft to protect vital components from the harsh conditions found on Mercury and Venus. They use slices of butter in plastic eggs to represent the internal data collection components of the spacecraft. To discover the strengths and weaknesses of their designs, they test their unique thermal protection systems in a planet simulation test box that provides higher temperature and pressure conditions. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Solar System Space Capsule Greenhouse Effect Pressure Space Spacecraft Conduction Satellite Heat Transfer Mercury |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth |
