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Rocket to the Stars-Program Hands On Activity

Second segment of Rocket to the Stars contains a preview of the Program's Hands on Activity which allows students to investigate the relationship between height a marble is released and distance a milk carton will travel once the marble hits the milk carton.

Grades 6-8
Science | Mathematics
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Rocket to the Stars-Advanced Space Propulsion Tech

Fourth segment of Rocket to the Stars describes a new rocket propulsion technology called Variable Specific Impluse Magnetoplasma Rocket or VASIMR for short.

Grades 6-8
Science
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Energy, Motion and Proportionality

NASA Connect segment explaining energy and motion. The video also explains how proportionality works and how models are tested.

Grades 3-5 | 6-8
Science | Mathematics
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Computation and Propulsion

NASA Connect segment explaining different energy sources. The video also explores how engineers use computation.

Grades 3-5 | 6-8
Science
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Parallax

NASA Connect segment explaining how scientists determined the distance between the earth and the sun. The video also explores the geometric technique called parallax.

Grades 6-8
Science | Mathematics
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Transforming Flight

NASA Connect segment explaining NASA's involvement in transforming the future of aircraft. The segment also looks at how biology is used in aircraft design, the relationship between pressure and force, and how computer simulators help with design.

Grades 6-8
Science
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The Wright Brothers

NASA Connect segment exploring who the Wright Brothers were and how they designed and flew the first airplane. The video also explains the steps of the Engineering Method and how the Wright brothers used these stages in their process.

Grades 3-5 | 6-8
Science
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First Flying Machines

NASA Connect segment exploring the first flying machines including their design and development. The host demonstrates the flight simulator of the original glider.

Grades 3-5 | 6-8
Science
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Wind Tunnels

NASA Connect Segment explaining wind tunnels and how they are used as research tools. It also explores the SR-71 Blackbird and why it's used as an ideal research test plane.

Grades 6-8
Science
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Wind Tunnel Testing

NASA Connect segment explaining the process of modeling and testing model aircraft. The video features two experts who explain how wind tunnels work.

Grades 6-8
Science
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