Homework Assignments

TAS Homework Assignments Checklist Activities

The first four assignments are due on January 12th.
The second four assignments are due on March 9th.
The last four assignments are due on May 4th.

The due dates given below are designed to help scholars pace themselves. SUBMIT ALL ASSIGNMENTS VIA THE COMM LINK

Note: The descriptions below are only intended as reference, you must refer to the actual mission (see the URL) to complete your assignment. More information and links are given at the Mission itself. Do not use this document alone to complete any assignments.

Instructions:
You must submit all the text sections as one text document via the Comm Link and the your attached drawing saved as a .jpg. You can Edit-Copy, Edit-Paste your text in the Comm Link Text Box or attach it as either a Microsoft Word document (.doc) or a WordPerfect document (.wps) only. No other submissions will be accepted.

Your teacher reviewer will send back comments on your assignment via e-mail within two weeks of receipt of your assignment. If your assignment is incomplete your reviewer will let you know. You will not receive full credit for the assignment unless all the text section (including all three parts) and a .jpg have been received.

Primary students who do not complete the on-line assignments will be deactivated (and replaced by their alternate) after the first four assignments.

Alternates: You must complete all the assignments by the due dates in order to be activated as a primary scholar. All primary scholars will be eligible to attend the all expenses paid week at the Johnson Space Center next summer. Late accepted alternates will not have their assignments reviewed (only checked) until they become primary scholars.

Mission One
All Systems Go

Due. Dec. 4th

Registration for Program
(hotmail account needed with first initial and last name)

One Paragraph Air-to-Ground Summary (spend at least a half-hour listening to the Air to Ground Audio Link. (You may need to download the Real Audio Player). Write about the events that occurred during this time.

Design either an improvement to the space shuttle or a completely new design for a 21st century space shuttle. Submit a drawing along with a written description. You need to give a complete accounting of the improvement or space shuttle design and how it functions. List each component of your design, label the drawing and describe how teach one works in the accompanying text description.
Include:

Drawing (labeled .jpg)
Description (one paragraph)

Shuttle Math Question