In Patterns, Functions and Algebra: Wired for Space, students will learn how patterns, functions and algebra can help NASA engineers design new ways of propelling spacecraft and how electricity and magnetism are being used to replace the fuel-consuming rocket propulsion commonly used to deliver a push to spacecraft. Students will discover three projects that use electromagnetism in a dynamic way: the Magnetic Levitation Launch System (MagLev), the Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer System (ProSEDS), and the student-designed Icarus satellite. Students will observe NASA engineers using algebra to design and test the Icarus satellite. Through classroom and on-line activities, students will make connections between NASA research and the mathematics, science, and technology used in their classroom. This program is introduced by NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon.
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