Living and Working in Outer Space

So even though we are in summer school and there are no "official" science classes, we are still studying science via American Heritage Girls. We are working on badge work and this week Tater is working on achieving her Living and Working in Outer Space badge. 

For this badge, part of the requirements is that Tater create a STS. A space transport system. Tater decided to make an edible STS. This required her using peanut butter as the glue, bread as the orbiter, celery as the rocket boosters, and carrots as the fuel tank. We learned about each part of the STS and how each part is important to the successful launch of a rocket. Here are some pictures of Tater making her STS.   

Tater cutting the "rocket launchers" to make them equal in size. 

Tater "gluing" the fuel tank together. The carrots were pretty small so she had to make them longer in order to fit the length of the orbiter.  

 

This is Tater's finished project. Her edible STS. She was so happy to have made her own STS. Then the next and best part of making her own STS is to eat her STS. She ate her STS in the order that they work in a "real" launch. First she ate the rocket boosters, then the fuel tank, and finally the orbiter goes into space. 

Celery rocket boosters

 

Carrot fuel tanks

Bread orbiter shuttle

The other part of Tater learning about the STS is her actually watching the STS launching off. I you tubed a video of the "Atlantis STS launching into outer space. She was able to visibly watch the parts of the STS fall off and visibly see how the parts fit together.