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Here’s what you’ll learn in this track!
1️⃣ Look at the Star
Driving Question: Do stars remain change over time? In what way? And how do we know that? This challenge helps students answer some fascinating questions about the life of a star.
About the Dataset: Students will use a dataset that categories stars in a variety of ways including their brightness, distance from the Sun, colour, temperature and more.
2️⃣ Going Around the Sun
Driving Question: Different planets go around the Sun at different speeds. What makes them move differently - the distance from the Sun, their masses, their diameter, or something else? Let’s find out.
About the Dataset: Students will use a dataset that includes a ton of information about the planets of the solar system including their masses, sizes, distance from the Sun, length of the day, and so on.
3️⃣ Building Rockets
Driving Question: What materials can withstand high heat to help us design rockets that can return to the Earth without burning up in the atmosphere?
About the Dataset: Students will use a dataset that includes information about the thermal properties (like thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, etc.) of various well known and less known materials.
4️⃣Destination Mars
Driving Question: How close are we to setting up colonies on our nearest neighboring planet, Mars? What does our past tell us about our chances of success in achieving this lofty goal?
About the Dataset: Students will use a dataset that includes historical data on all the missions to Mars from 1960 to 2013.