Hello, dear children! Let me tell you an amazing story about China's space journey. On April 24, 1970, China successfully launched its first artificial satellite called Dongfanghong 1. This made China the 5th country in the world to develop and launch artificial satellites. This was the starting point of China's space exploration and will forever be a historic milestone.
Now, let me tell you something very interesting about this satellite. Dongfanghong 1 takes exactly 114 minutes to complete one orbit around Earth. Watch as the satellite moves along its orbital path. This means every 114 minutes, it returns to the same position above Earth!
Now, my dear young mathematicians, I have an exciting challenge for you! Can you create a multiplication problem using the satellite's orbital time of 114 minutes? Think about questions like: How many orbits would the satellite complete in 2 hours? Or how many minutes would it take for 3 complete orbits? Use your creativity and math skills to come up with your own multiplication problem!
Here are some example multiplication problems you could create using the satellite's 114-minute orbit time. Problem 1: 114 times 2 equals how many minutes for 2 orbits? Problem 2: 114 times 5 equals how many minutes for 5 orbits? Problem 3: 114 times 10 equals how many minutes for 10 orbits? Try solving these problems yourself and create your own too! Math is fun when we connect it to real space exploration!