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Expedition Space Lab Mission:
Sound in Space

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1 Activity

ACTIVITY 1

SPACE STATION EXPLORERS PARTNER PROGRAM:

ARISS

  • Talk to an astronaut onboard the ISS using ham radio.
  • This once-in-a-lifetime experience teaches students the fundamentals of radio communication and 21st century skills.

LESSON

Seeing Sound from NASA
In space, radio waves carrying sound travel to the ISS so that we can communicate with the astronauts onboard. We can hear sound, but is it possible to see sound? In this activity from NASA, students will build a waveform monitor to see sound and examine how it moves.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

space station explorers earth hook

How does sound travel?

How do radio waves travel through space?

Hex Pattern - Angle

Career Connection

Radio Frequency Specialist

Speaker’s Bureau

TAKE THIS MISSION TO ANOTHER LEVEL!

Purchase an ARRISS Radio Kit
Students use simple radio communications equipment to send messages to and from the ISS. For the radio, they use software running on a computer in a system called software-defined radio (SDR). They also use a small hand-held antenna that they point at the ISS when it flies over.

Expedition Space Lab is an online tool from the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory that provides educators with easy access to ISS-related lessons, activities, and other resources to integrate into their curriculum.