By Will Vasquez
Third-grade students conducted a science project to study craters on the moon. They recorded slow-motion videos of rocks impacting powder to simulate lunar surface conditions. By analyzing the impact patterns and recording data, they learned about how craters form and their different sizes and shapes. The project aimed to understand the geological processes behind crater formation and how they contribute to shaping the lunar landscape. Through hands-on experimentation, the students gained a deeper appreciation for forces, motion, and planetary studies.
The students had a blast participating in the project and reviewing the great footage they captured!
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How wonderful! Thank you for doing this! The students seem very excited!
You can tell the students that JPL has an Extra-Terrestrial Materials lab! Its job is to synthesize surface material similar to the Moon, Mars, and other planetary and moon surfaces so we can perform tests likes these for science and engineering. How well would a rover roll across a surface? What would a meteor crater look like if there was an icy surface mixed with dirt and rock? How do we collect samples from a comet which may have a 6-order magnitude range of surface bearing strengths?
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