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SPACE CADETS

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RULES & SAFETY CONTROLS

  • NO HORSE PLAY
  • NO SHOUTING
  • BUDDY SYSTEM
  • SAFE FUN
  • PATIENCE
  • PERSEVERANCE

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  • RESPECT
  • SAFETY FIRST
  • MAINTAIN SEALS
  • NO ALIENS ALLOWED!
  • FLUIDS IN 0-GRAVITY
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SPACE MANIA!

CALL ME ___________

I am here because _____________

My favorite Space/Science Wow is ____________

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BUT, SPACE MANIA?

WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT SPACE

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WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES HERE ON EARTH?

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HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY

  • Mesopotamia, Egypt and China - 3000-1000 BC
    • Records of start charts & constellations
  • Mayan Astronomy - 750 BC
    • Almanacs of locations in times
  • Greek Astronomy Golden Age - 600 BC
    • Platonic movements and Aristotelian gravity
  • Roman Astronomy Golden Age - 100 BC
    • Naming of many heavenly bodies
    • Earth is center of universe

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HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY

  • Indian Astronomy Golden Age - 400 AD
    • Elliptical orbits
  • Arab & Persian Astronomy Golden Age - 1000 AD
    • Tools like Astrolabes
    • Axes of Rotation of planets
    • New Models that lead to Helio-Centrism
    • Better Math

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HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY

  • Renaissance Astronomy - 1500 AD
    • Telescopes
    • Earth not center of Universe
    • The Scientific Method
  • Modern Astronomy - NOW
    • Big Bang, Space Expanding
    • SETI
    • Space Exploration

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WE ARE HERE!

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MOM, I’m LEAVING!

What to pack on a trip to

Moon Base or Mars?

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SURVIVING SPACE

AIR

WATER

FOOD

ENERGY

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SHELTER

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WHAT ELSE?

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