VIDEO LESSONS
A series of videos providing an expanded learning experience to HOW WE GOT TO THE MOON
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SCIENCE What is BBQ-roll? Concepts covered: -The Apollo Heat Shield -The extreme temperatures in space -The simple solution is sometimes the best -Newton's First Law of Motion Pages referenced: 29 - Newtons Laws of Motion 102-103 - The Heat of Reentry 107 - Temperature Control |
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SCIENCE What is Heat Transfer? Concepts covered: -Three states of matter -Heat Transfer Pages referenced: 75 - Heat Transfer 77 - Fuel Loss 78 - Insulation |
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TECHNOLOGY How do you know where you are in space? PART 1 Concepts covered: -Inertia -Guidance -Reference Points Pages referenced: 87 - The Guidance and Control System 88 - Inertial Platform 212 - Journey to the Moon |
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TECHNOLOGY How do you know where you are in space? PART 2 Concepts covered: -Gimbals -Velocity -Acceleration/Deceleration Pages referenced: 88 - The Inertial Platform 89 - How an Accelerometer Works |
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SCIENCE Rockets and Newton's Third Law of Motion! Concepts covered: -Newton's Three Laws of Motion -Thrust VS weight Pages referenced: 28 - Newton's Laws of Motion 31 - Thrust to Weight and How a Rocket Flies |
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TECHNOLOGY What is a Slide Rule and how do you use it? Concepts covered: -measurements -mathematics -technology Pages referenced: 34 - The Slide Rule: The tool that got us to the Moon |
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SCIENCE How Far Away is the Moon? Concepts covered: -Earth-Moon Scale -Earth-Moon Distance -Earth-Sun Scale Pages referenced: 38/39 - How Far Away is the Moon? |
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SCIENCE Where Does Space Begin? Concepts covered: -The Karman Line -The Forces that act upon aircraft -Earth's atmosphere Pages referenced: 22/23 - Where Space Begins 30 - How an Airplane Flies |
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SCIENCE The Myth of ZERO-G Concepts covered: -Gravity and Zero Gravity -What is weight? -Earth's gravity vs the Moon's -Expanding orbits Pages referenced: 37 - The Thing About Gravity 40-41 - Getting into Orbit and Heading to the Moon |
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