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Deployment to First Contact

Grade 6 · Grade 7 · Grade 8 · Grades 9–10 · Grades 11–12 · University · Engineering · Computing

Measurable learning outcomes

  1. 1By the end of this mission, the learner will be able to predict which step of the deployment will go worst, and demonstrate this by recording that prediction before the run.
  2. 2By the end of this mission, the learner will be able to read the score for every step of the deployment, and demonstrate this by citing the highest and the lowest.
  3. 3By the end of this mission, the learner will be able to identify which step holds the mission back, and demonstrate this by naming that step and its score.

Concepts and evidence

Concepts: system vs component · input-process-output

  • mission-state timeline + subsystem/dependency explanation
  • engineering decision
  • evidence provenance statement
  • model limitation

Teacher preparation

Timing
55–70 minutes for the complete seven-stage pilot mission
Vocabulary
system vs component, input-process-output
Differentiation
Use visual comparison and sentence starters for younger learners; reveal quantitative evidence progressively.
Assessment
Review the prediction, evidence selection, engineering decision and limitation. This is formative CubeSTEM programme evidence, not an external accredited grade.

Availability and next step

Open pilot missionOpen specialist workbench
Engineering limitations
  • Software-only complete. Optional F1 observation is not required for credit. Home/browser grants no KidSAT or hardware authority.
  • Do not claim: measured first contact.
  • Do not claim: flight qualification.
  • Do not claim: kidsat browser authority.