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EXPEDITION SPACE LAB MISSION:

Machines in Space

2 Activities: Select one or more of the activities below to complete this mission!

Activity 1

Space Station Explorers Partner Program:

Zero Robotics

Program robots to perform tasks in the microgravity environment of the ISS.
Students learn coding and computer science in this exciting competition from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lesson

The Great Gravity Escape from Teach Engineering
Objects behave differently in space because they are less affected by Earth's gravity. But what does something have to do to escape Earth's gravity? In this activity from Teach Engineering, learn how to determine what it takes for an orbiting object to make the great escape!

Additional Resources

Escape Velocity NASA Article

Give Me Some Space

Activity 2

Space Station Explorers Partner Program:

ISS-Above

The ISS-Above device connects students with the ISS instantly, providing current information, location alerts, and live HD video streaming from space!
The ISS-Above makes it easy to check in with the ISS every day in your classroom. Through deployment in hundreds of classrooms, ISS-Above has been proven to stimulate insightful questions and analytical thinking from students.

Lesson

ISS Orbit from ISS Above
The ISS orbits the Earth at approximately 17,500 miles per hour, about 250 miles above Earth's surface. But how do we know where the ISS will be at any given time? In this activity from ISS-Above, learn about orbits and their predictable pattern around the Earth.