Space+Science+Project



Many people in our community have a very limited understanding of how many space programs and probes have been developed and launched. NASA, JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Lockheed Martin and others have designed and launched many satellites, probes and exploration programs to continue to build upon our understanding of the universe. Many programs are in research and development today for launch sometime in the future.  **__Your task__** for this assignment is to **//learn about one specific program, satellite or probe//**, become an expert on it, **//develop a Power Point presentation or poster,//** and then **educate your classmates**. You need to tell us the story of your mission – from “birth” to launch and achievements along the way.

__Slide 1: __ Topic Slide: Mission, Launch Year, Student Name and Class Period __Slide 2 __: Agency, Type of craft, Picture of craft (probe, satellite, space craft, shuttle, telescope- very few are shuttles) __Slide 3 __: Purpose of the Mission (most are a “first” to do something) __Slide 4: __ Are or were there any __problems?__ (You need to tell us if there weren’t any problems.) __Slide 5: __ Share fun, cool, or interesting information about your mission? Don’t just give us the boring details, make your information interesting to learn. __Slide 6: __ Picture of the Mission Patch or Logo (include a brief explanation).
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Slide/Poster details that need to be included (in this particular order) __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Additional __**<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville','serif'; font-size: 15px;">:

<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Neatness, spelling, and creativity count! Your poster or PowerPoint need to be visually interesting to look at (but don’t get <span style="font-family: 'Baskerville','serif'; font-size: 15px;">carried away so much that it takes away from your presentation).

<span style="font-family: 'Charcoal CY','serif';">Please refer to the Grading Sheet often for details and guidelines to building a successful project.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Some key information to keep in mind: __**

<span style="font-family: 'baskerville','serif';">- Clip art and cartoons do not count as pictures <span style="font-family: 'baskerville','serif';">- If you choose to do a PowerPoint, you **__must__** submit a hard copy as well as have an electronic copy (max. 4 slides per page). **//The electronic copy must be saved as a 1997-2003 edition.//** <span style="font-family: 'baskerville','serif';">- If you choose to do a poster, your poster **__must__** be full size poster-board or a tri-fold board. <span style="font-family: 'baskerville','serif';">- If you are absent on the due date, __your project is still due__. If you are present at school and leave before science class, your project will be considered missing and you will not be given any credit should you try to turn it in when you return to school <span style="font-family: 'baskerville','serif';">- You are being given two class periods and a weekend to work on this project. There will be __no extensions__ for absences. There are computers available during intramurals for student use. You will need to make arrangements with Mrs. Arbogast if you need to use them. <span style="font-family: 'baskerville','serif';">- Check out web links on the class website http://chipps8science.wikispaces.com


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Resources: __**

[] [|http://nasa.gov] Voyager Ulysses TOPEX/Poseidon Stardust Cassini-Huygens Mars Exploration Rovers Mars Global Surveyor Deep Impact ||
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Mercury Gemini Apollo Skylab Shuttle Space Station ||
 * [|www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/history]

Hubble [|http://chandra.msfc.nasa.gov] Chandra [|www.azinet.com/starshine] Starshine ||
 * [|http://hubble.gsfc.nasa.gov]

Explorer 1 Surveyors Viking Magellan Galileo Mars Pathfinder Genesis ||
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Hubble [|http://chandra.msfc.nasa.gov] Chandra [|www.azinet.com/starshine] Starshine ||
 * [|http://hubble.gsfc.nasa.gov]

Explorer 1 Surveyors Viking Magellan Galileo Mars Pathfinder Genesis ||
 * [] - PAST