PHET Interactive Simulations: Lunar Lander

Free

University of Colorado Boulder

Resource URL

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/lunar-lander

Topics

Lunar Landing
Moon
Mass
Thrust
Fuel Consumption
Gravity

Description

Can you avoid the boulder field and land safely, just before your fuel runs out, as Neil Armstrong did in 1969? Our version of this classic video game accurately simulates the real motion of the lunar lander with the correct mass, thrust, fuel consumption rate, and lunar gravity. The real lunar lander is very hard to control.

Sample Learning Goals

Explore how the lunar lander behaves on the moon.
Can you measure the value of the moon's gravitational pull?
Explore the relation between the force vectors on the lunar lander and the amount of thrust you apply to it.
Challenge: how many times can you successfully land the lunar lander in different locations before running out of fuel?

Language:

English

Curriculum Alignment:

CAPS aligned

Publication Date:

2020-02-13

Grade:

Audience:

Learners

Teachers

Parents

Type:

Application

PhET Simulations All simulations available at http://phet.colorado.edu are open educational resources available under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). Permission is granted to freely use, share, or redistribute PhET sims under the CC-BY license. The following attribution is required: PhET Interactive Simulations University of Colorado Boulder https://phet.colorado.edu If your use includes redistribution of the simulations, please let us know with this form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJLU-T_z-0BnIEH3TekDdxBdMZ8cKboKNeZ-ftF1vqyn6zcA/viewform

Creative Commons License:

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

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