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Thinking Big:

How Far is Safe in Space?

 

Homeworks and Appendices
A set of assignments for students that will introduce them to the basic concepts built upon in the lesson.
Includes appendices necessary to the tasks.

     

  Lesson
An 8 page lesson filled with math problems set in the context of deep space travel. Additional problems are provided for advanced students, marked with an asterisk (*).
     
  Laboratory
Students discover the enormity of the known universe by completing a long and detailed set of math problems. Students will learn estimation. They will find out how accurate their predictions were at the end of the exercise.
     
  Post-Lesson Homeworks
A set of follow-up questions that nearly sum up the major concepts of the lesson.
     
  Visuals
A brilliant presentation in PowerPoint using images from NASA to show students the far-off wonders of the universe in which we live.