Space Shuttle Commander

Copyright 1998 Lloyd Rieber

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DESCRIPTION

CAI Format: Simulation/game

Instructional Objectives: Apply Newton's three laws of motion given a variety of gravity-free/frictionless situations in one- and two-dimensional space.

Intended Audience: 6th and 7th grade science students

Brief Description: SSC introduces students to Newton's laws of motion by asking them to imagine that they are the commander of the space shuttle.

Click here for a web-based lesson on understanding Newton's Laws of Motion that incorporates the Space Shuttle Commander simulation.


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