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Badges for NASA Activities

BADGING TOPICS

Badging Topics

Aerodynamics

 

Aeronautics

 

Climate Change

 

Curiosity Rover

 

CyGaMEs

 

 

Ecology

 

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Engineering Design

 

Exploring the Environment (ETE)

 

Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope

 

Flight Dynamics

 

 

 

Global Temperature/Warming

 

James Webb Space Telescope

 

Light

 

Lunar Geology

 

Pythagorean Theorem

 

 

 

Rate Formula

 

RWIW Engineering Design Competition

 

Selene

 

Sensors

 

Shoebox Glider Challenge

 

Space Telescope

 

Temperature Data

 

Wave Frequency

 

Wavelength

 

World Temperatures

  • GEOMETRY

    Lunar Rover Geometry

     

    Learners apply their knowledge of the rate formula and Pythagorean theorem to a space exploration challenge.

     

    Effort: 5-10 hours [Pythagorean theorem, rate formula]

     

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  • EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE

  • ECOLOGY

    Global Temperatures – Exploring the Environment Badge

     

    Analyze global temperature data sets; describe trends/impacts; propose strategy to lessen impacts & perform pros/cons analysis.

     

    Effort: 5-10 hours [climate change, ETE, Exploring the Environment, global temperature, global warming, temperature data, world temperature]

     

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  • ENGINEERING DESIGN

    • Curiosity Rover Design

      Learners apply engineering design to create or redesign a mobile robot model of the Curiosity rover and submit documentation.

       

      Effort: 5-10 hours [Curiosity, engineering, engineering design, rover, rover challenge]

       

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    • Flight Aerodynamics/Shoebox Glider Challenge Badge

      After NASA aerodynamics videoconference, apply skill to design/test a shoebox glider; present results in second videoconference.

       

      Effort: 10 hours [Aerodynamics, aeronautics, engineering, engineering design, flight dynamics, shoebox, shoebox glider]

       

      Go to activity     Select the first “This is a two-part challenge!”

    • RealWorld InWorld (RWIW) Engineering Design Challenge – BADGE SERIES

      Modeling, teamwork, engineering skills applied to solve challenge: research and redesign a mirror/sunshield for a space telescope-advanced design in virtual world. Four team badges possible.

       

      Effort: 10-40 hours [engineering, engineering design, James Webb, RWIW, space telescope]

       

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      RWIW RealWorld Team Badge


      Modeling, teamwork, engineering skills applied to solve challenge: research and redesign a mirror/sunshield for a space telescope.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW RealWorld Coach Badge

       

      Time management/engineering skills applied to lead team to solve a Space Telescope mirror/sunshield redesign challenge.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Team Badge


      Modeling, teamwork, engineering, programming skills applied to present space telescope mirror/sunshield design in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Mentor Badge

       

      Virtual world/engineering skills applied to lead team to present and improve NASA Space Telescope design in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Champion Team Badge


      Exemplary modeling/engineering/programming skills applied to present mirror/sunshield design for space telescope in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Evaluator Badge


      Skillfully/diplomatically used rubric to observe/question/evaluate virtual world Space Telescope design in virtual world tours.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Top 5 Team Badge

       

      Advanced modeling/engineering/programming skills applied to present mirror/sunshield design for Space Telescope in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

  • PHYSICAL SCIENCE/PHYSICS

    • Flight Aerodynamics/Shoebox Glider Challenge Badge

      After NASA aerodynamics videoconference, apply skill to design/test a shoebox glider; present results in second videoconference.

       

      Effort: 10 hours     [engineering, engineering design, flight dynamics, shoebox, shoebox challenge, shoebox glider]

       

      Go to activity     Select the first “This is a two-part challenge!”

    • Making Waves – Electromagnetic Spectrum Badge

      Order/model/share research electromagnetic spectrum & apply to Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope; calculate wavelength/frequency.

       

      Effort: 3 hours  

       

      Go to Activity     Click “Grades 9-12 (Launchpad)”

       

    • RealWorld InWorld (RWIW) Engineering Design Challenge - BADGE SERIES

      Modeling, teamwork, engineering skills applied to solve challenge: research & redesign a mirror/sunshield for a Space Telescope-advanced design in virtual world–4 team badges possible

       

      Effort: 10-40 hours      [engineering, engineering design, James Webb, rwiw, space telescope]

       

      Go to Activity

      RWIW RealWorld Team Badge


      Modeling, teamwork, engineering skills applied to solve challenge: research & redesign a mirror/sunshield for a Space Telescope.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW RealWorld Coach Badge

       

      Time management/engineering skills applied to lead team to solve a Space Telescope mirror/sunshield redesign challenge.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Team Badge


      Modeling/teamwork/engineering/programming skills applied to present Space Telescope mirror/sunshield design in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Mentor Badge

       

      Virtual world/engineering skills applied to lead team to present and improve NASA Space Telescope design in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Champion Team Badge


      Exemplary modeling/engineering/programming skills applied to present mirror/sunshield design for Space Telescope in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Evaluator Badge


      Skillfully/diplomatically used rubric to observe/question/evaluate virtual world Space Telescope design in virtual world tours.

       

      Go to activity

      RWIW InWorld Top 5 Team Badge

       

      Advanced modeling/engineering/programming skills applied to present mirror/sunshield design for Space Telescope in virtual world.

       

      Go to activity

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