Chapter 1 Outline

Why go to Mars?

Early Exploration of Canada

The Biological Basis for Curiosity

Traveling Light  – Discovery of the South Pole

Triumph and Tragedy

Exploration of the Antarctic

Appropriate Technology

Living Off the Land – Aboriginal peoples' technology

Rocket Propulsion

Robert Goddard  Robert Goddard (lhigher resolution video)   Robert Goddard (lower resolution video)

Newton's Second and Third Laws

Newton and the Science of Motion

Biography of Newton

Space Shuttle Launch  Space Shuttle Launch (higher resolution video)  Space Shuttle Launch (lower resolution video)

The Rocket Equation

To the Moon  Apollo moon landing (higher resolution video)  Apollo moon landing (lowerr resolution video)

Hess's Law

Calculating Heat of Combustion per gram

Stage 1 - Liftoff From Earth

Hohmann Transfer Orbit

The Physics of Interplanetary Travel

Course Corrections

Solar Wind
Methylhydrazine fuel
Nitrogen dioxide oxidizer
Mars Polar Climate Orbiter
Long Term Weightlessness
The Importance of Weight-bearing Exercise
U of S, College of Kinesiology
Newton's Second Law
Creating Artificial Gravity by Rotation  Spreadsheet simulation
Calculating the breaking strength of a cable
The International Space Station  International Space Station (higher resolution video)   Internation Space Station (lower resolution video)

Stage 2 - Research and Return

Life On Mars?
Biography of Sabatier
The Properties of Carbon Dioxide  International Space Station (higher resolution video)   Internation Space Station (lower resolution video)
Chapter 1 Summary
Chapter 1 Summary Quiz
About the Planet Mars

Mars in Science Fiction

War of The Worlds, and other Science Fiction

Comparison of the Moon, Mars, and Earth

Sky Map – find Mars, other planets, and stars