TECHNOLOGY Grade 8
Innovation
MODULE: Rockets & Satellites
ACTIVITY: Satellites in orbit
You have one pencil, two pins (or Prestik) and a piece of string or yarn. Work in
1 pairs and show, on a blank A4 pierce of paper, how you can draw a circle and an
ellipse, with the equipment provided, and illustrate the difference between these two
mathematical figures. Draw the circle on the one side and the ellipse on the other
side of the sheet. Add your own final attempt to your Technology portfolio file.
Circle
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Ellipse
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TECHNOLOGY Grade 8
Innovation
NOTE: You need to complete the rest of this activity online, and submit your work individually.
Clearly indicated the numbers of the questions, e.g: Question 2 or Question 3, followed by
your answer(s).
Why do you think this mathematical principles are important with regards to any
2 celestial body or man-made satellite?
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Find out who was Johannes Kepler and what was his contribution towards our
3 knowledge of the movement of planets around the Sun?
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To place a satellite in orbit requires Launching of the Space Shuttle
4 enormous amount of energy. Where
does this energy come from?
5 provides a good example of energy
transfer. List the different forms of
energy involved here.
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