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ISS Power Failure Challenge

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Posttest

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Background

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Here you'll learn some of the background for understanding electricity and power in space.

You'll also cover answers to the Pretest so you can WOW yourself with a greatly improved score when you take the Posttest.

Your assignment when reading each of these background sections:

1. In your lab notebook, write three sentences summarizing the main ideas of each section.

2. Include sketches when it will help explain your idea.

 

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