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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.

Additional Resources

Why Do We Send Robots to Space?

Simple Machines: Here and in Space

Career Connection

Robotics Engineer

Aerospace Engineer

Speaker’s Bureau

Take this mission to another level!

Quest for Space Level II
Students use electronics and programming via LEGO EV3 to conduct heat experiments on the ISS.

Purchase an ISS-Above device.
The ISS-Above makes it easy to check in with the ISS every day from your home or classroom.

Expedition Space Lab is an online tool from the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory that provides educators with easy access to ISS-related lessons, activities, and other resources to integrate into their curriculum.

Home – Middle – Machines in Space

EXPEDITION SPACE LAB MISSION:

Machines in Space

Activity 1

Space Station Explorers Partner Program:

Zero Robotics

Lesson

Additional Resources

Activity 2

Space Station Explorers Partner Program:

ISS-Above

Lesson

Additional Resources

Career Connection

Take this mission to another level!

Expedition Space Lab is an online tool from the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory that provides educators with easy access to ISS-related lessons, activities, and other resources to integrate into their curriculum.

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