Once you have completed the recorded lesson(s) with your class, feel free to schedule a live visit to the station to meet the teacher/astronauts and have your class discuss the lesson with them in real-time.
This video provides an overview and implementation strategy for the Instructor on the use of the pre-recorded Episodes. (running time 3 minutes)
This episode of Spacegate Station introduces the Astronauts and their Artificial Intelligence computer system named Aurora. It provides the backstory for the program and is intended to be shown to students before they view their first recorded episode. (running time 12 minutes)
This Physical Science focused episode will cover the demonstration of physical and chemical change and how the Astronauts use the impact temperature has on reactions to save the station when an accident occurs on board. (running time 31 minutes)
In this Life Science focused episode, the scientist aboard the station will briefly discuss the Linnaean classification system and then identify the differences between the Kingdoms of Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Fungi, and Protista. This review will be an essential part of identifying and categorizing an unknown biological material that was found on the Moon and is being evaluated to determine if it is of terrestrial origin. (running time 25 minutes)
In this Nature of Science, Physical Science and Earth/Space Science related episode, the crew of Spacegate Station works with the Scientists of the Lunar Research Center to discuss the impact gravity and atmospheric drag has on a Space Capsule when it returns to earth. In this lesson, the students will be given directions on how to apply the scientific method to investigate, design, and build a space capsule re-entry system. Using different materials, provided by their instructor, students will have to figure out the best way to help slow down the capsule and overcome the problems of re-entry. (running time 14 minutes)
In this Life Science based episode, the crew will help students learn about muscles, bones, and nerves and how they interact in the human body to provide movement. Students will also see how science has taken the understanding of this process to create artificial computer-controlled systems that can emulate human movement. In this lesson, using different materials provided by the instructor, they will create an artificial finger to better understand how both the human and artificial machines work to create movement. (running time 20 minutes)
In this Math and STEM-based episode, the crew will help students learn about computers and the fundamental process of how a program is designed. Students will be introduced to the concept of algorithms which consists of instructional sequences, decision making, and command repetition. In this lesson, using instructional handouts’, the student will then create their own algorithm to better understand the essential parts of developing a program to operate a computer. No computers are needed for this activity. (running time 22 minutes)
This narrated video lesson extends Episode 5 by explaining the application of the American Standard Code for Information (ASCII) table. The student will then use the ASCII table to convert the symbols used in Lesson 5 into text commands and then a standard data-transmission code that is used by smaller and less-powerful computers. (running time 3 minutes)
In this Math and Physical Science based episode the crew will teach about about how gravity effects the orbit of objects in space and how this impacts the operations of Spacegate Station as it maintains its orbit around the moon. Students will also learn the process and practice the math involved in keeping Spacegate Station in its orbit using the necessary computations. (running time 21 minutes)
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