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Dive into the exciting world of space exploration with the Fermi Race game! Play in teams to build your own NASA satellite, observe space objects, and collect points to win. Experience the thrill of launching Fermi into Earth's orbit and detecting gamma rays. Engage in strategic gameplay with action and instant action cards. Be the first team to observe five different objects in space and emerge victorious!
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Race to build your own NASA satellite! Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University
Fermi goes into Space • This animation shows Fermi launching into Earth orbit and observing the sky in gamma rays • Fermi was launched on June 10, 2008 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor What are the parts of Fermi? Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
Large Area Telescope • Has 16 towers – each uses E=mc2 to detect gamma-rays
Bright blazar Gamma-ray pulsar High-mass binary Radio galaxy Globular cluster Gamma-ray skymap Bright blazar Bright blazar Bright blazar Bright blazar Gamma-ray pulsar Gamma-ray pulsar Gamma-ray pulsar Gamma-ray pulsar High-mass binary High-mass binary High-mass binary High-mass binary Radio galaxy Radio galaxy Radio galaxy Radio galaxy Globular cluster Globular cluster Globular cluster Globular cluster
Fermi Race Game • Play in teams of two • Open both packs of cards – shuffle well then deal 8 cards to each person • The rest of the cards are the “draw deck” • Start by building satellite • Once you have all the parts, turn over the board and be the first to observe 5 objects
On each turn • Draw card from deck • Play Satellite (or Object) + Experience cards if you can • Play Action cards if you want to • If you have less than 4 cards, take more from deck. If you have more than 8 cards, discard some to pile
Blue Experience Cards • Left hand side is for Stage 1: Educator card Science team card • Right side is for Stage 2 – these are points needed to observe objects There are also “Wild Cards”
Yellow borders = Action Cards • Control flow of game – Offensive and Defensive There are also “Instant Action” defensive cards which can counteract your opponents actions
Double Sided cards • Red borders = Satellite part cards – use in Stage 1 1 Science team card AND 1 Educator card 1 Science team card OR 2 Educator cards What you need for the satellite part
Double Sided cards • Green borders = Space object cards – use in Stage 2 How many points you need for this object The first player to get different objects wins!