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Key terms
Emerging
Developing
Mastered
outcome
E5 Explain
Outline the
Describe
Explain
the effect of
movement
the effect
the effect
gravity in the
of bodies
of gravity
of gravity
solar system.
in the solar
in our solar
in the solar
system.
system.
system.
E6 Compare
Identify
Describe
Compare
advantages
ways in
one way
advantages
and disad-
which
in which
and disad-
vantages
humans
humans
vantages
of different
learn more
learn more
of different
methods of
about space.
space explo-
of space
ration.
exploration.
Developing
Mastered
Record
Construct an
skills
S8 Construct
Record
an
appropriate
and
simple
complete
table.
table to
observations/ way.
record
data.
observations/
data.
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Gravitational
force (N/kg)
Weight of
1 kg
0.5 kg
10 kg
80 kg
Earth
10
10N
4.9N
98N
800N
Moon
1.6
1.6N
0.8N
16N
128N
Mars
3.8
3.8N
1.9N
38N
304N
Sun
274
274N
137N
Jupiter
24.9
24.9N 12.5N
2750N 21920N
249N
1992N
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40000km
about 0.2N
50000km
about 0.1N
Differentiation
Activity 2.1
Each team will need: 1-m length of string, tennis ball,
5-cm length of dowel, glue or sticky tape, sharp knife
Mission type
Advantages
Disadvantages
Telescopes on
relatively cheap
dependent on
Earth
can be used
weather (need
by amateur
clear skies)
astronomers
Earths atmosphere
absorbs some
wavelengths, e.g.
ultra violet
Telescopes in
not affected by
expensive to
space
launch
atmosphere
difficult to
maintain
Probes to the
difficult to
Moon and
maintain and
planets
a manned mission
repair
would need
delay in
communication
between ground
and probe
Probes that
leave the
time involved
Solar System
communication
System formed
is difficult very
long delay in
communication
between ground
and probe
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Mission type
Advantages
Disadvantages
Manned
no delay in
expensive and
Completed worksheets
mission
communication
risky
between astronaut
modules need
and technology
to carry food,
water, breathable
respond quickly to
atmosphere, etc.
changing situations
harmful effects of
cosmic radiation
Rovers
can be damaged
contact and
during landing
can investigate
difficult to
composition
maintain and
of surface and
repair
atmosphere
delay in
communication
between ground
and rover
Observation
relatively cheap
Earths atmosphere
from Earth
technology can be
absorbs some
upgraded
wavelengths, e.g.
ultra violet
Differentiation
Extension: Worksheet 12.5a (page 178) compares two
different space exploration technologies. Students
cut out cards about the Hubble Telescope and a Mars
rover and place them in the correct column.
Support: Worksheet 12.5b (page 183) sets a task for
students to design a Venus rover.
6 Presentation task
Each team will prepare a presentation about space
exploration.
Assessment
Making use of peer assessment
Using Worksheet 12.2, one student from each team
chooses a true (or false) statement and asks a teammate to describe the evidence that this statement
is true (or false). They swap roles until each team
member has had an opportunity to describe evidence
for one true and one false statement.
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