Federation of Galaxy Explorers Schedule for Second Class Galaxy Explorers (Sixth Grade) |
Program |
Engineering |
Rocketry |
Space Citizenship |
Earth Science |
Space Science |
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September |
October |
November |
December |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
Content Module |
What is the Content? |
Space Colonies |
Solar Power |
Mechanical Laws of Flight |
Rocket Payload integration |
History of the manned Space flight Program |
Commercial Space: An overview |
Meteorology |
Remote Sensing |
Living with the Sun |
Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence |
Concept Module |
What will the Mission Teams learn about? |
How is a Space Colony constructed? Structures and habitats: shielding, food, logistics, production, in-situ survival strategies. |
Solar Power use on the International Space Station |
How do we apply Newton's Laws to rockets? |
What kinds of payloads do rockets carry? What effect does the payload have on the rocket? How is it integrated? |
The history of the cold war space race |
Understand the business of commercial satellites and their role in society: remote sensing, tele-communications, PNT, |
How do we forecast the weather? What are some of the more complicated tools we use? What is an anemometer? A rain gauge? What is meteorology? |
What is Remote Sensing? How do we use it to sense and monitor the environment? More complicated use and understanding of satellite technology. |
What is the Sun? What is its effect on earth? |
Life in the Universe? How about our galaxy? How do we contact? |
Activity Module |
How will Mission Teams Take Action? |
Develop a plan for a space colony. Design and build a basic Space Colony of human habitation (house hold items). |
Build a solar cooker |
Investigation and research project. Build a Hero Engine or a rocket car. |
Transportation Part 1 Balloons on a string exercise. How many paperclips can each balloon lift? Why? |
A study of the history of NASA, and an in-depth study of the goals of the Space Program. |
Review Space business publications. Prepare and display media (poster board) of space businesses. |
Build a forecaster kit. Build a kit to determine air speed. |
Design a remote sensing program for specific areas of the Earth. |
Build a Solar clock. Build a solar projector. |
How could we communicate with aliens? Draw pictures of what aliens might look like? Why? What their homes be like. |
Program Field Trips/Special Projects |
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Read a true space history book |
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SETI at Home Software program |
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