Rendezvous with a Comet
Take part in a daring trek of exploration as, once again, comet Encke travels close to the Sun and Earth. This time, human space travelers, as well as space probes, will undertake scientific missions to the great comet. Years of planning and hard work have been invested to get to this vital moment. Team members in both the Spacecraft and Mission Control must work together to rendezvous with the comet's tail, and successfully launch a scientific probe. Along the way, team members will also encounter many important tasks that need to be performed. Journey with us on this important mission; the great comet awaits!
Recommended for 5th through 6th Grade
I took my daughter to the Space Challenger Center where she embarked on a 2 1/2 hour mission in space. While her team was in one realistic-looking spacecraft, another team was in an adjoining classroom Mission Control, back on Earth. The team members must work together to collect and share information to solve problems - sometimes under "pressure" of spacecraft system malfunctions.
Not only did she have fun while learning, she actually asked to go back for another mission.
To go to the museum just to look around is ...... ok - there are some interesting historical displays to look at but not a lot else to do so be sure to sign up for an activity. There are different activities designed for different grade levels between 4th and 12th, so we only experienced the one activity for 6th grade students.
http://www.azchallenger.org/home
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