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Crater Lab

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How big of an impact would you need to cause a crater this large?

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Martian Craters:

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Lunar Craters:

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Planning Phase - What do you want to investigate?

  • How much does velocity matter?
  • How much does mass matter?
  • How does the distance of ejecta compare to the mass of the object?
  • How does the distance of ejecta compare to the velocity of the object?
  • Your own idea?

Our group plans to

investigate how…

affects the crater...

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Getting Set:

  • Independent variables? (what you are changing)
  • Dependent variables? (data your collecting)
  • What will be your constants? (keeping the same)
  • What will be your one variable?
  • What would your graph look like?
  • How would the sides be labeled?
  • What data will you collect and how will you collect it?

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Gather Material:

  • Will I have what you need or do you need to get something else?
  • What instruments are needed or would help in recording your data?