Lunar Landing Game Getting to the Site Google “Phet” Click on the first link Type in “Lunar Lander Simulation” Under simulations choose “Lunar Lander” Click “Run Now” Step 1: Read the directions on how to play the game. Step 2: Read the directions and attempt to make a soft landing. Once you land, describe what you had to do to get the Lunar Lander to land softly. Be specific. What happens if you give the Lander too much thrust? What happens if you give it too little thrust? Step 3: Analyze the forces If rocket started off above the ground and you did not turn on the rockets, what would happen to it? Is there a force acting on the rocket? If so, what is the force? Describe its motion using some (but not all) of the following words: force, constant velocity, acceleration, speeding up, slowing down. Step 4: Once you land safely blast off then move left or right to a new landing zone. Describe the sequence of maneuvers that you must execute to get the Lander to move sideways and then carry out a soft landing that is nice and vertical. What color is the thrust vector and what color is the velocity vector? How can you tell?
Lunar Landing Game Getting to the Site Google “Phet” Click on the first link Type in “Lunar Lander Simulation” Under simulations choose “Lunar Lander” Click “Run Now” Step 1: Read the directions on how to play the game. Step 2: Read the directions and attempt to make a soft landing. Once you land, describe what you had to do to get the Lunar Lander to land softly. Be specific. What happens if you give the Lander too much thrust? What happens if you give it too little thrust? Step 3: Analyze the forces If rocket started off above the ground and you did not turn on the rockets, what would happen to it? Is there a force acting on the rocket? If so, what is the force? Describe its motion using some (but not all) of the following words: force, constant velocity, acceleration, speeding up, slowing down. Step 4: Once you land safely blast off then move left or right to a new landing zone. Describe the sequence of maneuvers that you must execute to get the Lander to move sideways and then carry out a soft landing that is nice and vertical. What color is the thrust vector and what color is the velocity vector? How can you tell?