Description

In this lesson, students will learn what satellites are, what they do, and how man-made satellites stay in orbit. Students will create a “satellite” program that simulates Dash orbiting a planet or star.

Objectives

• Define satellite
• Understand the difference between man-made and natural satellites
• Understand how man-made satellites stay in orbit around the planet
• Use variables in the Blockly app to have Dash drive in a circle around an object, creating an “orbit"
• Change the value of variables to adjust the size of Dash’s “orbit"

Lesson Procedure

• Class 1: Gravity, Orbits and Variables (60 minutes)