Follow the training of our Next Generation of Apollo
Astronauts as they prepare for their mission of Returning to the
Moon.
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Earth/Moon ABCs
How is the moon different from Earth...size, gravity,
radiation, temperature?
Newton's Laws
Action-reaction....design and build a bottle rocket to be
launched later in the week
Gemini STARLAB (sponsored by the Gemini Telescope Project)
Learn about the night sky and the moon in the darkened dome of STARLAB
Solar Power (sponsored by the Hawaii Electric Light Company)
Photovoltaic systems will power the future lunar habitats....see
the photovoltaic displays from the Hawaii Electric Light Company
and use your solar cell kit to learn about how efficient solar power is
Orbit/Rendezvous
Mathematics is the language of science....use your Safe-T compass
and protractor and compare moon and Earth sizes,
and how we will get from the Earth to the moon
Search for Water
Satellite data indicate that there may be water on the moon trapped as ice....what is water, what is it used for, how do we detect it?
What is science?
What is the science inquiry method....observation, hypothesis,
testing, data collection, analysis
Solar Sailing
One of the "future flights" will be a solar sail race from
the Earth to the moon...use a magnetic levitation track to
test your sail design
Volcanoes
Volcanoes are prominent features on the lunar
surface....look inside a model of a volcano and test your ideas
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