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Upon completion
of this unit, students will be able to:
- Determine mission requirements (time factors)
- Cite the hazards of radiation and meteoroid impact
- Identify microgravity issues and Mars (one-third)
gravity issues
- Explain the nutritional and exercise needs of astronauts
and/or colonists
- Describe psychological adaptations and requirements
of long-duration spaceflight including,
- Communications
- Keeping time
- Recreation, and
- Team and interpersonal relationships
- Justify the need for the prototyping and testing of
systems on the Moon
- Determine the characteristics and requirements of
- Interplanetary spacecraft
- In-situ resource utilization
- Habitats and laboratories
- Plant growth facilities
- Mars space suits and tools
- Rover transportation
- Determine the characteristics of the ellipse in order
to aid in calculating the Holman Transfer.
Click here to view the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for this lesson.
The student's
assignment will be graded using the rubric in the mission
of the lesson. The following components are required for this
lesson:
- Composing an essay on human factors
- Solving the math problem
- Completing the quiz
Students are
selected for the summer program based completion of lessons, score
of quizzes, quality of work and timeliness.
Liftoff!
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