Program Information

Series: NASA Connect
Program: X-Plane Generation
Segment Number: 5 (Watch entire program)
Duration: 00:01:05
Year Produced: 2000
Description:

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

NASA CONNECT™ is a series of Emmy®-award-winning, math-focused programs. Each program supports the national math, science, and technology standards and has three components that include (1) a 30-minute television broadcast; (2) a companion educator's guide; and (3) an online activity that further explores topics presented in the broadcast. These programs establish a connection between the math, science, and technology concepts taught in the classroom to those same concepts used everyday by NASA researchers.

For more information visit: http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/

Transcript

Force is
the capacity to do work
or cause
a physical change.

Now, that was the force
of gravity at work.

The work that we're doing here
deals with propulsion.

We're developing ways
to overcome the force
of Earth's gravity.

Energy is the power
available for us to use.

We get our energy by fueling
our bodies with healthy foods.

When we ride a bike,
our human body is the machine
that propels it.

Rockets carry their own
propellants as an energy source.

The propellants are burned
in the engine,
which provides the force needed
to reach Earth orbit.

Last but not least
is calculating, or computation.

Simply put,
that's working with numbers
to make them work for us.

We use computation before,
during, and after
these rocket tests.

All of these concepts
can be and are put to use
in our everyday lives
to solve all sorts of problems.

Virginia Standards

3rd Grade SOLs » Science » 3.11
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