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In this year so far we have studied......... *the components and origin of the universe, the big bang theory *the formation of stars and death of stars *the structure of the Earth, its atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere, the days and nights, seasons and time on earth *life on earth and the search for life on other planets *Mans' accomplishments in space exploration For a look at the syllabus click on the icon below  To go back to the process section on the home page click here
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Topic Questions
"Should governments prioritize funding on space exploration" Below is an overview on what NASA has achieved, what it plans to achieve and how funding cuts will affect the space programs from [] media type="custom" key="12165608" Other questions that may help you with your arguments;
 * 1) Is space exploration important?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What are the benefits of space exploration? to science? to human understanding?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Should space exploration be publicly or privately funded?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Do humans need to leave planet earth?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Should we be flying humans instead of robots to other planets?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">will sending humans to space be good for international relations?
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Should taxpayers who oppose this still be made to fund space exploration?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Will the money be better spent on the immediate needs of the earth and its people? healthcare or the environment?

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=Websites= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This website offers a good summary on the pros and cons of the questions above. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This website offers an insight into the public opinion on space exploration vs the immediate needs of the earth. Note: remember that this is a source of public opinion only. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This document discusses why space exploration should be or shouldn't be funded <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[] = = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This website takes you through the evolution of rockets, human contributions and space exploration to the present day. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

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 * this video is a lecture by Brain Cox who discusses why we need to continue space exploration from

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 * This video is a short and more humourous discussion on the pros and cons of space exploration from