International+Space+Station

=**International Space Station Webquest** =


 * Visit: [] **


 * First, "Read About It" and answer the following.

Questions: **
 * 1) How does the International Space Station get into orbit?


 * 1) What has to be just right for the International Space Station to STAY in orbit?


 * 1) What shape is the International Space Station’s orbit?


 * Then, click “Try It” at the top middle of the page and complete the 11 short interactive exercises and answer these questions about the exercises: **


 * 1) What happens as the height of the orbit is increased?


 * 1) Do all the planets orbit around the sun at the same speed?


 * 1) What age are you on Mars? Jupiter? Pluto?


 * 1) What is the length of the ISS Orbit?


 * 1) How much time does it take the ISS to orbit ONCE around the Earth?


 * 1) How many times will the ISS orbit the Earth in 24 hours?


 * 1) In 24 hours how many sunsets or sunrises will the ISS view?


 * 1) How many metres per second does the ISS travel?


 * 1) How much time would it take for the ISS to travel between London and Rome?


 * 1) What does eccentricity refer to in space? What is a foci?


 * 1) How are the circumference, radius, diameter, and pi related?


 * 1) Why would you need to know the circumference or area of a circle to determine the ISS’s orbit?


 * If you have time, visit some of the other links to the left such as: What is the ISS? Building the ISS, Living on Board the ISS, Working on Board the ISS, and Future Voyages. **

OR **Find when you might be able to sight the ISS center above your home: []**
 * Once you have reviewed all the material, you can make a Tennis Ball Globe: [] **