Communicating with Radio – Ground Control to Major CanSat | Teach with Space T11
To understand how everyday devices like mobile phones, routers and satellites work, we need to understand what radio waves are and how we can transmit information with them. Radio communication is one of the key elements in a CanSat. All the data needed for a scientific experiment will be sent from the CanSat to a ground station via radio waves once the CanSat is launched.
Teacher Guide and Student Worksheets available in English (PDF), German (PDF), Italian (PDF),
Subjects: Physics, Electronics
Age range: 14-20 years old
Keywords: Radio, Communications, Wavelength, Frequency, Spectrum, CanSat
This classroom resource is part of a set of resources developed by ESA’s Education Office in collaboration with the European Space Education Resource Offices (ESEROs) to support the European CanSat Competition.