The Science and Technology of Space

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.07.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Classroom Environment
  2. Rationale
  3. Newtonian Mechanics
  4. Wave motion and Electromagnetic Radiation
  5. Lesson Plans
  6. Bottle Rockets Design Cycle Inquiry Lab
  7. Work Cited
  8. Teacher and student Resources
  9. Web sources
  10. Video sources
  11. Appendix

The Integration of Space Technology into the Physics Classroom

Debra Blake Semmler

Published September 2007

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Work Cited

Chaikin, A (1994). A man on the Moon. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

The history of the Apollo space program, the basis for the HBO miniseries "Form the Earth to the Moon"

Cole, K.C. (1999). First you build a cloud and other reflection on physics as a way of life. New York, NY: Hardcourt Brace & Company.

Describes how the ideas of science can fold back and give new way of looking at science in the daily world.

Freedman, R, & Kaufmann, W (2005). Universe.New York, NY: W. H. Freeman.

Astronomy text, covers physics of astronomy and cosmology, great pictures.

Rothman, T (1995). Instant physics. New York, NY: Bryon Preiss Visual Publications, Inc.

Overview of physics concept not in text book style, includes material on modern physics

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