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Science Class Connect Rules

Science Class Connect Rules. Respect the classroom and our privileges Do not pollute the chat box Stay on topic Science class connects are not free chat sessions Respect the teacher and your peers Be appropriate and use good language Be kind to others

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Science Class Connect Rules

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  1. Science Class Connect Rules • Respect the classroom and our privileges • Do not pollute the chat box • Stay on topic • Science class connects are not free chat sessions • Respect the teacher and your peers • Be appropriate and use good language • Be kind to others • Class connects are a time to learn • Have fun! • Science is cool and full of lots of fun lessons and labs! If you are unable to follow these three rules your privileges will be taken away!

  2. Unit 9 Lesson 16: Manned Space Exploration • Agenda: • Describe types of manned space exploration technology. • Describe the purpose and results of the Apollo space missions. • Describe how space travel affects the human body.

  3. Space Race???

  4. John F. Kennedy • President of the United States • In 1962, he set a goal that US would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960’s FYI: Soviet Union sent the 1st humans into space in 1961 Yuri Gagarin (27 yrs old)

  5. Important Space U.S. Missions • Project Mercury • Project Gemini • Project Apollo

  6. Project Mercury • Started in 1958 • Goals of project: • Orbit a crewed spacecraft around Earth and bring the spacecraft safely back to Earth • Look at how space effects humans • May 5, 1961: Alan B. Shepherd became 1st American in space • Trip lasted 15 minutes • February 20, 1962: John Glenn became 1st American to orbit Earth

  7. 1st Woman in Space!!! On June 16, 1963: Valentina Tereshkova became the 1st woman in space. She made 48 orbits around Earth and spent 3 days in space.

  8. Project Gemini • 1962 • Goals of project: • Send a 2-person spacecraft into space for 2 weeks • Meet and dock with another spacecraft in space • Land returning spacecraft on land, not water • June 1965: Edward H. White II became 1st American to complete a space walk • Project Gemini did not reach the 3rd goal

  9. Project Apollo • 1963 • Goal of project: • Land on and explore the moon • Of the 10 missions, only 6 landed on the moon • Apollo 11: 1st astronauts to walk on moon • Neil Armstrong • Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin • Michael Collins: stayed in orbit within spacecraft • Met JFK’s promise of Americans on the moon in late 1960’s (1969)

  10. Apollo Missions: • Apollo 1 • Command module caught fire before launch • Apollo 7 • Mission was to command/service module; not land on moon. Success!! • Apollo 8 • Mission to test crew function; not land on moon. Success!! • Apollo 9 • Mission to test function of 1st crewed lunar module. Success!! • Apollo 10 • Mission to test lunar landing (but not to actually land). Success!! • Apollo 11 • Mission to land on moon! Success!!! • Apollo 12 • Mission to land on moon and explore. Success!! • Apollo 13 • Mission to land and explore. Engine failure while in space. Returned to Earth minus 1 astronaut • Apollo 14 • Mission to explore certain area of moon. Success!! • Apollo 15 • Mission to explore, do experiments, test equipment, take pictures. Success!! • Apollo 16 • Mission similar to 15’s, but added on extra tests with lunar orbit. Success! • Apollo 17 • Mission: more research. Also a scientist was on board! Success!

  11. Other noteworthy missions: • 1962: 1st American to orbit Earth three times • John Glenn orbited Earth 3 times while aboard Friendship 7 • 1973: Skylab • America’s 1st space station • 1986: Challenger • Space shuttle explode 73 seconds after launch. All the crew died. • 1998: International Space Station • United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, European Space Agency, and Brazil • Currently doing experiments of how space effects human body and plants

  12. 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

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