Topics can include remote sensing, telecommunications, of the Canadarm. They then construct a static or working model of a satellite or the Canadarm and explain its importance to the space program. Students research and then collect examples of everyday objects that were initially developed as part of the space program. Household objects and medical applications would be good starting points. Students could speculate whether this product would have been developed without the space program.
Students develop a travel plan for a space mission to an imaginary planet.
They describe the conditions on the planet and determine what they would need to travel to and explore the planet. They prepare an account of their imaginary voyage and prepare a television presentation on it for the Earth community. Students investigate the various energy sources used in space. Students use simple equipment to demonstrate how a satellite stays in orbit. Students research the effects of microgravity on the human body during space travel.