NASA DART Asteroid Smashing Education Resources
An event like this goes a long way in showing students the relevance that math and science have in the world.
The NASA DART project sparked some good conversation in science classes today along with some good questions. Here are some of the resources I used and a few more I found while satisfying my own curiosity.
An event like this goes a long way in showing students the relevance that math and science have in the world. The skills and intellect needed to test this potential planet-saving idea are mind-boggling.
- DART in the News
- NASA's DART asteroid smashing mission: The ultimate guide
- NASA's DART Spacecraft Smashes Into an Asteroid - on Purpose
Questions Students Asked
- Should we be spending so much money testing these sorts of things in space?
- I wonder what inventions have come as a result of space travel?
The second question sent me down a rabbit hole looking for inventions. It turns out they're called spin-offs. This would be an interesting topic to study with students.
- Spinoffs are technologies that benefit life on earth in the form of commercial products.
- Here are some inventions we use every day.
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