Getting Started with CanSat – A Guide to the Primary Mission | Teach with Space T08
This module outlines the main features of the Primary Mission for CanSat. In the Primary Mission, teams must measure the temperature and pressure and send the information to their ground station. Students will learn about the differences between the sensors they can use and about the challenges associated with completing the Primary Mission. This module is designed in line with a range of resources to support the entire CanSat mission.
Learning objectives
- The basic knowledge required in order to assemble and perform CanSat’s Primary Mission
- How sensors work: thermistor & atmos pheric pressure sensor
- Basic electronics: Ohm’s law
- How to collect data from a resistance based sensor – using a voltage divider circuit
- Soldering
Resource available in:
Subject:
- Mathematics, Physics
Age:
- Age 12-15, Age 12-19, Age 15-19
Time:
- Up to 2 hours
Space theme:
- Space Technology
