Name: ___________________

Date:
___________________
Europa Entry, Descent, Landing Project
Mission:
You are a NASA scientist responsible for designing the EDL shuttle that will deliver a crew of
astronauts to the surface of Europa, a oon orbiting !upiter" You will first design a #D
coputer odel of $our shuttle using SketchUp software" You will then build a scale version
of $our design and test to see if it can safel$ land its crew"
%esting will consist of dropping your model fro the second stor$ of the school three times,
and then assessing it to ensure it reains structurall$ sound and its crew unhared" %he
cabin crew will be represented b$ an egg"
&riteria:
't is vital that $ou design an environentall$ friendl$ shuttle that uses as little aterial as
possible and that does not coproise the crew(s safet$" Your odel can be no e larger
than !"cm on an$ side and ust weigh no more than #$"kg )not including the egg*"
Your shuttle design ust also include:
at least one circle, parallelogra, or triangle
at least one perpendicular or parallel line segent
%ieline:
Da$ +: ,ather aterials and brainstor ideas
-You and a partner will bring in all aterials that $ou would li.e to use for $our shuttle"
You will be given tie to brainstor ideas for $our shuttle design"
Da$ /: Learn S.etch0p
-1e will learn how to use S.etch0p b$ wor.ing through the online video tutorials and
practicing our s.ills"
Da$ # and 2: Design
- You and a partner will use S.etch0p to a.e a coputer #D odel of $our shuttle
design" %his will be sumitted for marking b$ eail at the end of da$ 2" Ensure $our
design accounts for the forces acting on $our shuttle and the structural stress $our
shuttle will undergo during testing"
- You and $our partner will complete P%&' ! of the math worksheet using $our #D
odel"
- You and $our partner will complete the self(assessment )uestions b$ the end of
da$ #"
Da$ 3: 4uild
-You will have the whole period 1ednesda$ to build $our shuttle" 4e sure to ring all
your materials to this class"
-You and $our partner will coplete 5A6% / of the ath wor.sheet using $our shuttle"
Da$ 7: %est
- Your shuttles ust be completed at the start of class so we can begin testing8
Name: ___________________
Date:
___________________
- Math wor.sheets are due
9Note: You are encouraged to coe in after school or at lunch to design and build $our
shuttle"
Materials:
*+U ,US' -&.N/ *+U& +0N ,%'E&.%LS1
5lease use an$ of the following and as little as possible" As. the teacher if $ou have
other aterials $ou would li.e to use"
Straws Newspaper Cardboard Paper
Popsicle sticks Masking Tape Glue String
Paper clips Elastic Bands Cotton Balls Cloth
Styrofoam Bubble rap !leene" Playdough