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• 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

  • 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, temperature data, ETE, Exploring the Environment, global temperature, global warming, world temperature]

     

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  • CyGaMEs Selene – Badge Series

    Construct Earth’s moon. Replicate its 4.5 billion-year history of impact crater blasts and volcanic floods. Prepares players for Earth and space science success. Two badges possible.

     

    Effort: 2-10 Hours [CyGaMEs, lunar geology, Selene]

     

    Go to activity     (Seven Star Geologist Coming Soon!)

     

    CyGaMEs Selene

    Three Star Geologist

    
    Finish Selene game and correctly discover and apply the lunar and planetary geology concepts of heat, mass, and radiation. 

     

    Effort: 2-5 hours [CyGaMEs, lunar geology, Selene]

     

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    CyGaMEs Selene

    Seven Star Geologist

     

    Discover and apply all seven Selene lunar and planetary geology concepts replicating 4.5 billion years of lunar history.

     

    Effort: 5-10 hours [CyGaMEs, lunar geology, Selene]

     

    Go to activity     (Badge Coming Soon!)

• 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.

     

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    RWIW RealWorld Coach Badge

     

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

     

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    RWIW InWorld Team Badge

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

     

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    RWIW InWorld Mentor Badge

     

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

     

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    RWIW InWorld Champion Team Badge

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

     

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    RWIW InWorld Evaluator Badge

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

     

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    RWIW InWorld Top 5 Team Badge

     

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

     

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• 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]

     

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    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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