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Glide Slope Students explore slope calculations by calculating glide slope of planes landing on aircraft carriers. https://s.si.edu/GlideSlope Grade 7, Grade 8 Aviation, Military aviation

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 Lunar Explorer Training: Craters Crater Formation slides that support the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingCraters Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 8, Grade 7 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Science

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 Lunar Explorer Training The Apollo 15 astronauts were trained in geology and sampling techniques. Complete your own geology training by completing these activities to become a Lunar Explorer. https://sites.google.com/si.edu/lunar-explorer-training/lunar-explorer-training Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Physical science

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 Smithsonian Science Starter: Music in a Vacuum with Astronaut Scott Tingle Astronaut Scott Tingle talks to us about sounds in space and then “jammed” with host Marty. https://youtu.be/d7WtC_DHXCI Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Physical science, Science

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 Pythagorean Theorem Students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing lengths of a triangle, and be able to explain why the Pythagorean Theorem is helpful in real world situations. https://s.si.edu/PythagoreanTheorem Grade 8 Rockets

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 Lunar Explorer Training: Lunar Landscape Study geologic formations to learn more about what Al Worden saw as he flew over the Moon. Part of the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingLunarLandscape Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Science

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 Hot Air Balloons and Volume Students will customize a hot air balloon using a non-typical shape and calculate volume https://s.si.edu/HotAirBalloonsandVolume Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 7 Balloons

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 Lighter Than Air: Building a Hot Air Balloon Lesson Students will build a working model of a hot air balloon https://s.si.edu/BuildingaHotAirBalloon Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 7 Balloons

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 Composite Material Testing Students will build and test composite materials to determine if they increase strength without significantly increasing weight. https://s.si.edu/CompositeMaterialTesting Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Technology and Engineering

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 Lunar Explorer Training: Rock Identification Use the information in this presentation to learn about how to classify rocks and go on a sample lunar mission of your own. These slides support the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingRockIdentification Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Science

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 The Wright Flyer Students will use ratio analysis with lift versus to help design the best aircraft possible. https://s.si.edu/3Y3pEWb Grade 6 Early flight

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 Lunar Explorer Training: Regolith Regolith slides and activity that explore how regolith is created and its presence on the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. These slides support the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingRegolith Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth)

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