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Issued by Texas State University Continuing Education

Exploring the Milky Way Solar System in Virtual Reality (VR) While Orbiting Earth Inside the International Space Station. This badge is intended for students in grades 6 through 8. Estimated Time to Complete ~ 3 hours.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Hours
Cost Free

Additional Details

Skills

Gravity
Solar System
STEM
Virtual Reality (VR)

Earning Criteria

Learn about virtual reality (VR) and other technologies that influence society through the interdependence of science, engineering, and technology as applied by scientists and engineers at NASA. Explore and use a model to describe the role of gravity and orbit in our solar system. Analyze and interpret data using the orbital calculation to determine orbital parameters. Using VR in the given space station model, analyze the solar system for the impact of orbital changes.