Site of the week: Design a Satellite

The site of the week I chose is designed for students in K-3. It is
called Design a Satellite and is from the Littleton Historical Museum in
Littleton, Colorado.

The user chooses among different options to decide how to launch a
satellite, have it make power, keep pointing toward the earth, and relay
signals. It's a very simple site that shows how the principles that
simple everyday items use are also used to make satelilites work.

"This simulation game challenges children to design a satellite that will
send TV signals to places far across the country. Central to the design
process is exploring the ways that high technologies are the products of
human ingenuity."


http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/designsatellite/

Illinois Learning Standards

11B-Students who meet the standard know and apply the conceps, principles,
and processes of technological design.