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Alberta Curriculum - Science 9 Unit E: Space Exploration

Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation2 February 2015

CurioCity resources which align with the Alberta Curriculum Grade 9 Science Unit of Study on Space Exploration.

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LDSD: Supersonic Test Flight

CurioCity30 January 2015

On June 28, 2014, NASA used a giant balloon and rocket motors to test its inflatable Low Density Supersonic Decelerator and a supersonic parachute in the skies high above Hawaii. Did it work?

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Orion: I’m On Board - John Barrowman

Scott Taylor30 January 2015

Actor John Barrowman explains how the Orion spacecraft will open new horizons for human space exploration.

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Plants in space (ESA)

CurioCity30 January 2015

Javier Medina from the Spanish Research Council introduces current and future experiments on the International Space Station into plants and explains the logic of greenhouses in space.

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Europa: Ocean World

Scott Taylor15 January 2015

NASA-JPL astrobiologist Kevin Hand explains why scientists are so excited about searching for life in the oceans of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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The Light Sail Propulsion System for Satellites

CurioCity15 January 2015

The Planetary Society is testing a propulsion method called solar sailing that could help CubeSats maneuver in Earth orbit and reach interplanetary destinations.

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Orion: I’m on Board - Lou Ferrigno

CurioCity7 January 2015

Actor Lou Ferrigno (TV’s The Incredible Hulk) explains why the new Orion spacecraft is so awesome.

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A Lettuce Garden Arrives at the Space Station (NASA Space Science)

CurioCity7 January 2015

"Outregeous" is a space-faring lettuce that was delivered to the International Space Station by the SpaceX Dragon capsule on April 20, 2014.

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Ontario Curriculum - Grade 9 Science SNC1D and SNC1P Strand D: Earth and Space Science

Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation9 December 2014

CurioCity resources which align with the Ontario Curriculum's Grade 9 Science Strand E: Earth and Space Science.

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Orion: Trial By Fire

CurioCity2 December 2014

How do you test a spacecraft? Find out how NASA’s newest manned spacecraft, Orion, is being tested on its first flight into space on December 5, 2014.

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