Table of Contents

Educator's Guide

Table of Contents

• Introduction to Geometry of Space Navigation
• Educational Objectives
• Using the Resource

• » Finding Your Way Through Geometry of Space Navigation
• » Toolkit
• » Technical Information

• General Teaching Strategies
• Implementation Suggestions
• Phase 1 - Liftoff

• » Description
• » Performance Objectives
• » Teacher Backgrounder
• » Enabling Objectives
• » Glossary
• » Implementation
• » Toolkit
• » Exploration Activities
  • Junior Space Explorer Challenge #1
  • Which Launch is Successful?
  • Request for Data
  • The Importance of Accuracy
• » Assessment Instruments
• » Space Navigation Log

• Phase 2 - In Orbit

• » Description
• » Performance Objectives
• » Teacher Backgrounder
• » Enabling Objectives
• » Glossary
• » Implementation
• » ToolKit
• » Exploration Activities
  • Junior Space Explorer Challenge #2
  • Estimating Angles
  • The Language of Triangles
• » Assessment Instruments
• » Space Navigation Log

• Phase 3 - Patterns in the Sky

• » Description
• » Performance Objectives
• » Teacher Backgrounder
• » Enabling Objectives
• » Glossary
• » Implementation
• » Toolkit
• » Exploration Activities
  • Junior Space Explorer Challenge #3
  • Thinking it Out
  • The Polygon Challenge
• » Assessment Instruments
• » Space Navigation Log

• Phase 4 - Docking Challenge

• » Description
• » Performance Objectives
• » Teacher Backgrounder
• » Enabling Objectives
• » Glossary
• » Implementation
• » ToolKit
• » Exploration Activities
  • Junior Space Explorer Challenge #4
  • Docking Challenge
  • Symmetry Art
• » Assessment Instruments
• » Space Navigation Log

• Phase 5 - Powering Up

• » Description
• » Performance Objectives
• » Teacher Backgrounder
• » Enabling Objectives
• » Glossary
• » Implementation
• » ToolKit
• » Exploration Activities
  • Junior Space Explorer Challenge #5
  • Accuracy Counts
  • Design a Mission Badge
• » Assessment Instruments
• » Space Navigation Log

• Performance Tasks 1
• Performance Tasks 2
• Evaluation Form