Lunar Lander
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About
Topics
- Lunar Landing
- Moon
- Mass
- Thrust
- Fuel Consumption
- Gravity
Description
Can you avoid the boulder field and land safely, just before your fuel runs out, as Neil Armstrong did in 1969? Our version of this classic video game accurately simulates the real motion of the lunar lander with the correct mass, thrust, fuel consumption rate, and lunar gravity. The real lunar lander is very hard to control.
Sample Learning Goals
- Explore how the lunar lander behaves on the moon.
- Can you measure the value of the moon's gravitational pull?
- Explore the relation between the force vectors on the lunar lander and the amount of thrust you apply to it.
- Challenge: how many times can you successfully land the lunar lander in different locations before running out of fuel?
For Teachers
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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Authors | Level | Type |
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| Conservation of Energy for Middle School |
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Jefferson County Middle School Workshop | MS | Lab | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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| Crash! | Doug Spicher | MS | Lab | ||
| Lunar Lander/ Fun Game | Chris Lierheimer | HS UG-Intro |
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| Lunar Lander; Let the Force Be With You | Richard Polidoro | MS | Lab | ||
| Universal Gravitation | Sarah Stanhope | UG-Intro HS |
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| Newton's Laws and the Lunar Lander | sam wheeler | UG-Intro HS |
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| Lunar Lander Activity | Drew Isola | HS | CQs | ||
| Space Cadets Lunar Landing Showdown | Michael Poynter | HS | Lab |
Translations
Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Macromedia Flash 9 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Macromedia Flash 9 or later
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Macromedia Flash 9 or later
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Credits
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