Overview
This lesson will help students visualize the size and scope of cube satellites (CubeSat). First, students will use a printable template to build cardstock CubeSat models to get an idea of the size and scale of these satellites (or design their own).
NGSS Standards
MS-PS4-3 Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
MS-ESS1-3 Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Materials
- Template
- Cardstock
- Box cutters
- Tape
Keywords
- Radio frequencies
- CubeSat
- Satellite