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Event Details
12/07/2006
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America's Spaceport: John F. Kennedy Space Center
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Kennedy Space Center
Target Audience: Students
Educators: K-12
Informal Educators

Grade Level: 5-8,9-12

Event Focus : Imagine that you are strapped into the Space Shuttle, and the countdown clock is ticking... 10, 9, 8, 7. When the clock hits zero at liftoff, 7.5 million pounds of thrust are going to propel the shuttle somewhere. What if the vehicle were not properly prepared for its mission?

 

Description:

John F. Kennedy Space Center has launched ALL U.S. Human Spaceflight Missions. Preparing a vehicle to liftoff into space requires a special location, massive facilities, unique equipment and tools, and a world-class workforce.

Participants in this DLN event discover just what it takes to prepare a vehicle for launch.

Instructional Objectives:

Engage: Students determine the location of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), which is largest building in the world by volume.

Explore: Students explore the interior of the VAB.

Explain: Students describe how different spacecraft components arrive in the VAB.

Elaboration: Students explain why spacecraft components must be assembled in a sequence.

Evaluation: Students evaluate the VAB's capability to stack the Ares I and Ares V spacecraft.
Sequence of Events
Pre-Conference Activities:

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Videoconference Activities:

John F. Kennedy Space Center has launched ALL U.S. Human Spaceflight Missions. Preparing a vehicle to liftoff into space requires a special location, massive facilities, unique equipment and tools, and a world-class workforce. Participants take a journey to Kennedy in this highly interactive videoconference.
   
Post-Conference Activities:

NASA Education has many different types of multimedia materials which could be used to extend this lesson: Educator Guides, Educational Wallsheets, Lithographs, Videos, Bookmarks, Web-based content, CD?s and even other Digital Learning Network Events.

Educators can access the abovementioned materials at Http://www.nasa.gov
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Standards

ISTE Technology Standards:

Basic Operations and concepts

1. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems by comparing and contrasting how the Space Shuttle's Solid Rocket Boosters, External Tank and Orbiter are processed at the Kennedy Space Center.


NSTA Standards:

5-8 Targets

History and nature of Science

Students discuss science as a human endeavor by recognizing pioneering Astronauts during the videoconference.

9-12 Targets
Science in personal and Social Perspectives

Students evaluate natural and human-induced hazards by discussing the danger to Astronauts and the public of a catastrophic failure during launch.
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