2024 Volume 2 Article ID: 178
We propose an educational model that simulates a CubeSat for use in improving Japanese high school students’ recognition of the usefulness of science. This model allows high school students to directly relate the components of satellites to the physics concepts they are studying in class to improve their understanding of the relationship between space exploration and their classwork. We conducted a science workshop for junior high and high school students using an educational model simulating a CubeSat, consisting of a Raspberry Pi 4 and a Sense HAT (TopGunSat). The results of a post-workshop questionnaire suggested that the activity using TopGunSat was difficult but interesting for the participants. We also measured changes in the participants’ interest in science, mathematics, and programming between before and after the workshop. We identified a statistically significant improvement in programming related to daily life.
