Rockets: Students are given a presentation
on the origins of rocketry, its usefulness, and its future. An
informal presentation is also made on the shuttle program, its
effect on space research and exploration, and space-related technologies.
Models and hands-on activities are also conducted to enhance the
learning experience.
Habitat: The students are shown
around given a tour of Spacesim's habitat, the Hawking. After
the tour, they have the chance to work at numerous stations set
up inside. Each station presents activities similar to those of
a real astronaut, such as communicating with Mission Control or
performing a biomedical experiment.
Mission Control:
Similar to their visit to the Hawking, the students are given
a tour of the Mission Control area. Afterwards, they are given
time to try out the equipment. For example, they can talk with
the students in the habitat via a modem or headsets, or they can
explore, through computer activities, the surface of the planets.
Newton's Laws: Students are introduced
to Newton's three laws of motion, the foundation of physics as
we know it. The laws are explained using amusing examples and
demonstrated by the students themselves.
Electrostatics: The students are given an introduction
to basic electromagnetic principles and theories, such as static electricity, the
concept of electrons, and charges in objects, and how this science is relevent to
their everyday lives, aswell as space travel
Planets: The students are given a tour of the
solar system, similar to the one in Galactic tours. The students will get to participate
in hands-on demonstrations, and presentations which will give them a basic knowlege of
the Solar Bodies in our solar system.