Federation of Galaxy Explorers Schedule for Second Class Galaxy Explorers (Eighth Grade)
Program		Engineering		Rocketry		Space Citizenship		Earth Science		Space Science
Months		September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Content Module	What is the Content?	Radio Communications	Remote Sensing	Advanced Model Rocketry	Altitude Tracking	To Boldly Go.  The Philosophy of Space Exploration	Foreign Space Agencies	Global Warming	Imagery Analysis	Learn to Observe I	Star formation - the life and death of a star.  Types of stars
Concept Module	What will the Mission Teams  learn about?	How does the Space Program use Communication systems?  What impact does time delay have? Wave propagation.	what are sensors, and how do we use them to explore Space?	Build advanced model rocketry.  Apply rocket staging and scientific experiment.	What is altitude tracking? Why is it important? Mathematical concepts	Investigation into why humanity seeks to explore space. Review of history.  What is our place in the universe?	A study of the history of ESA and Russian Space Agency, their role in expanding humanity's knowledge of the cosmos	What is Global Warming? What factors are involved? Is the Earth in danger? What is temperature inversion? How can we take care of the Earth?	An introduction to Imaging. How do we use images from EarthKam (or space and aircraft) to give us detailed analysis of the Earth?	Planetary Observational techniques, scientific notation, UT, etc.	Life cycle of a star. How stars form and die. The types of stars and characteristics
Activity Module	How will Mission Teams Take Action?	Design and build a radio	Interactive simulations and demonstrations	Design, build, and fly an advanced two stage working rocket. - Rocketry safety standards.	Build altitude tracker	Group discussion on reason behind need to explore.	Research, report and presentation	Understand Global Warming with terrarium and jars	Use images to conduct first order imagery analysis	Discuss observational techniques. Experiment to show factors that alter atmosphere	Describe the life cycle of a star.  ID star types by spectral classes
Program Field Trips/Special Projects				Test/launch. Post flight analysis.	Track altitudes from advanced model rocketry calss					Star Party	Take spectral signatures via web site software