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An Apollo Command Module nears splashdown in the  South Pacific Ocean

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Geometry, Measurement and Data Analysis, Problem Solving

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities, Websites

Engineers use small 3-D models of the Capsule Parachute Assembly System to analyze size and performance. Using a scale factor, students create a table that shows the actual dimensions and the scale models’ dimensions of several structural pieces of the CPAS structure.
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