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CanSat
These resources are to support teams entering the UK CanSat Competition or European CanSat Competition. Details of how to enter the competition can be found through https://www.stem.org.uk/esero/cansat for the UK competition, and https://www.esa.int/Education/CanSat in the rest of Europe.
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Meet Arduino! - Introduction to Arduino Computing using C++
This guide for students allows them to explore technology used in space through the Arduino tool. They can build circuits to blink an LED and to measure temperature, pressure and altitude. The basics of programming in C++ will be introduced using the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) software. This...
Getting Started with CanSat - A Guide to the Primary Mission
This module outlines the main features of the Primary Mission for the CanSat Competition. In the Primary Mission, teams must measure the temperature and pressure and send the information to their ground station. Students will learn about the differences between the sensors they can use and about the challenges...
Communicating with Radio - Ground control to major CanSat
To understand how everyday devices like mobile phones, routers and satellites work, we need to understand what radio waves are and how we can transmit information with them. Radio communication is one of the key elements in our CanSat. All the data needed for our scientific experiment will be sent from the CanSat...
Design your parachute - A guide to landing your CanSat safely
This resource gives students a brief overview of the different options available when building a parachute for the CanSat Competition. Students will learn about the underlying physics of parachutes and their design and how to control the speed of their CanSat.
Learning objectives:
- Understand...