Taking Off: Rockets and Propulsion
What is the name of the solar system we learned about this summer?
Trappist-1
What is the name of the planet closest to the sun?
Mercury
What did the ping pong balls in our CEVs represent? What did the bucket of water represent?
Astronauts; A planet with water
What is the name of the planet we 'traveled' to this summer?
Trappist-1E
What was Lonnie Johnson famous for inventing?
The Super Soaker water gun
How did we launch our rockets?
Using straws
What are the names of the planets in order starting with the planet furthest from the Sun?
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury
What does the abbreviation CEV stand for?
Crew Exploration Vehicle
What do all living things need to survive? Name at least 4 things.
(At least four of the listed below)
- Food
- Water
- Temperature
- Air
- Light (usually)
- Shelter (acceptable response)
What did Clyde Foster do besides work for NASA?
(Answers may vary)
- His work in the recruitment of African American workers to NASA developed into a Computer Science program at his undergraduate institution, Alabama A&M
- He was appointed mayor of Tirana, Alabama in 1964, becoming one of the first African Americans to hold that position in the state
Which flew further, your rockets or your paper airplanes?
Paper airplanes
What is a constellation? Name one.
(Answer may vary)
A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.
Examples: Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Orion, Leo, Scorpius, Taurus, etc.
What were two requirements your CEVs had to meet?
(Answer may vary)
- Must have an opening and hold a minimum of two ping-pong balls
- Must survive a 2-foot drop into water without tipping over
What is the Goldilocks rule and how does it apply to Trappist-1E?
(Answer may vary)
The Goldilocks rule is when a planet's distance from the sun is "just right" - not too close, not too far - and is perfect for living things.
What did Mae Jemison bring with her to space and why?
Michael Jordan jersey and a mini-statue from West Africa because...
(Answer may vary)
What angle worked the best for launching our rockets? What made them fly further?
45-degree angle
What does Au stand for and what is it equal to?
AU stands for Astronomical Unit and equals the average distance between the Sun and Earth or about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles).
What is the point of testing a prototype?
(Answer may vary)
Prototype testing helps you validate ideas in the early stages of design, identify and fix areas of friction, test usability, and save money by reducing the risk of rework.
Where do we get the mineral Selenium from? What foods are a source of it?
Dairy or Meat
What disability did Dan Burger have?
Autism
When did modern rocket design begin? What year?
Beginning of the 1900s
What is the habitable zone?
(Answer may vary)
The area around the star where liquid water is most likely to be detected, where conditions might be just right - neither too hot nor too cold.
What are the steps of the engineering design process?
Ask, Research, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve
What is the name of a creature that can survive extreme temperatures and conditions? Name one of the ones we learned about (preferably the scientific name).
Extremophile;
- Tardigrades ("water bear") or
- Nereis sanders ("ocean worm")
What did Emmett Chappelle discover?
Bioluminescence - the production and emission of light by a living organism through a specific combination of chemicals in the body