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Contributor: Rebecca Highland. Lesson ID: 10381
You're probably familiar with dish antennas, Sirius Radio, and the moon. What do they all have in common? Satellites! Using videos, online NASA stuff, and cool projects, learn all about satellites!
Planes can't fly this high!
Photos of the earth are taken from space using satellites.
A satellite is anything object in space that moves around a larger object. A satellite can be a machine such as the one in the picture below, or it can be a moon. The earth's moon is a satellite.
Man-made satellites are designed to orbit the planet and send back information. Scientists can use the information to better understand the earth. Meteorologists, or weather scientists, use the information to predict upcoming weather events.
In this lesson, you will explore satellites through the use of interesting videos and online resources, as well as out-of-this-world activities and projects!
First, read What Is a Satellite? from NASA. Print the Graphic Organizer – Circle Map, found in the Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar, to write down facts you learn about satellites.
A circle map is a tool used to organize thoughts about an idea. To learn more about circle maps, watch How Do You Use a Circle Map? from Jaime McGrath:
Continue to take notes on your Graphic Organizer – Circle Map as you watch How Do Satellites Get & Stay in Orbit? from SciShow Space:
Return to NASA's website to read about the International Space Station. It is another satellite that orbits the earth. The space station is the biggest man-made object in space!
Many countries worked together to make the International Space Station, and they collaborate on projects to learn more about space as well as send astronauts to live in it. This space station moves very quickly. It orbits the earth sixteen times per day!
Continue taking notes on the Graphic Organizer – Circle Map.
Continue on to the Got It? section when you are ready.
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