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Launching into Orbit In this project we were experimenting with launching into orbit. You need 3 people to try this project. We used: a marble which represented a satellite; a ruler which represented speed; and a tape measure with a mark which represented how far the satellite needed to go to get into orbit. The higher the marble is placed on the ruler, the farther the marble went. In reality the satellite would drift into space. If the marble was placed too low on the ruler the marble did not get into orbit and crashed into earth. This experiment showed that to launch a satellite into orbit you need not too little and not too much speed. Rohan and Derek |
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This is a picture of a first quarter
moon. Moon phases are a repetive pattern. The phases are not
shadows. The moon gets its light from the sun which makes
the phases. The moon orbits around the earth. The experiment contains a flashlight, a
sharp pencil,and a hard ball with a hole in it. Someone
holds the flashlight which represents the sun. Another
person puts the sharp pencil in the hole that is in the hard
ball.That represents the moon. By Alexandra and Kalya
All About Orbits •The penny and the cup are a model
of a satellite orbiting Earth •The penny is the
satellite • Your hand is the Earth •The string and cup stand forEarth's
gravity The picture is an experiment to show you
that if there is NO gravity the penny will fly
away. Ben
