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Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time

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An illustration of a space shuttle during ascent

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Algebra

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Exploring Space Through Math focuses on modeling data with linear regression equations. Students explore the ascent phase of space shuttle liftoff by creating scatter plots using mission data on the mass of the space shuttle during the first two minutes of ascent.
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