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Those holding the satellites become \u2018satellites\u2019, while those not holding satellites or signal balls become \u2018space rocks\u2019.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that teams must pass their signal ball from the starting satellite to a \u2018final satellite\u2019, using their satellites to pass the ball.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe \u2018final satellite\u2019 could be a \u2018ground station\u2019, like Goonhilly from the \u2018Satellite examples and features\u2019 sheet. Ground stations receive and transmit signals from Earth to spacecraft. These can be television signals, internet signals, telephone calls or data from instruments that are looking at the Earth or even out to space such as the Hubble Space Telescope. The player who is the \u2018ground station\u2019 should choose a position in the room and slowly and continuously turn around on the spot.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach team should choose one of their satellites or players to be the \u2018final satellite\u2019. The signal ball should be caught in the antenna dish, before being thrown to the next satellite.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe signal ball may only be passed when there\u2019s a clear line of sight between the thrower and the next satellite, as satellite signals can only travel in straight lines. Satellites may take one step at a time to keep a clear line of sight, if blocked by other satellites or space rocks.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen everyone understands, run the game. When a signal ball reaches the final satellite, it can be unrolled and read out. Everyone in the team should then swap roles, create a new signal ball and play again.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThis would be a good time to switch up the game and make it harder, changing the rules or teams, or allowing space rocks to move one step at a time to interfere.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ETake it further by creating a gravity well\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col start=\u002215\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENow, split into groups of three or four. Give each group a hula hoop, four bulldog clips and a piece of cloth or sheeting.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHave each group stretch their piece of cloth or sheeting over the hula hoop and secure it to the hoop using the bulldog clips. Give each group a weight, like a hockey ball, to place in the centre of the cloth or sheeting attached to the hoop. It should make an impression in the centre. This impression is the \u2018gravity well\u2019.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGive each group two marbles and have them try to roll the marbles around the gravity well. Groups should work together to make sure the marbles move in circles or ellipses around the centre of the cloth or sheeting, without crashing into it. Let each group complete a few successful orbits.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHave everyone think about this experiment, and how it might relate to satellites in orbit around the Earth.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen two objects are in close proximity to each other, an attractive force acts to pull them towards each other. 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