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19 resources with the concept microgravity

Tennis in Space Video

Tennis in Space

Lesson Planet
3 mins 6th - 12th
New ReviewWhat does a tennis match look like in a microgravity environment? The installment of the STEM on Station series gives pupils a firsthand look at motion in that special environment. The compelling video shows how astronauts use momentum...
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STEMonstrations: Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Video

STEMonstrations: Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

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3 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewDo the laws of physics apply in space? Astronaut Randy Bresnik explores Newton's second law of motion in one part of the "STEM on Station" series. Then, learners explore the same concepts in the classroom by propelling a car weighted...
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STEMonstrations: Exercise Video

STEMonstrations: Exercise

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3 mins 3rd - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewHow do astronauts exercise in microgravity? Astronaut Joe Acaba describes the challenges on the human body and why exercise is important in one installment of the "STEM on Station" series. He shows how astronauts exercise in space and...
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Christa's Lost Lesson: Liquids in Microgravity Lesson Plan

Christa's Lost Lesson: Liquids in Microgravity

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5th - 8th
New ReviewHow do liquids behave in space? Learners explore how liquids interact with each other by completing an experiment as part of the Christa's Lost Lessons playlist. They compare their results with the findings of an experiment completed in...
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Christa's Lost Lesson: Chromatography Lesson Plan

Christa's Lost Lesson: Chromatography

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5th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewHow do properties of water change in space? Learners explore the concept of chromatography in the installment of Christa's Lost Lessons series as they learn about capillary action. They compare findings from an in-class experiment or...
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Christa's Lost Lesson: Effervescence Lesson Plan

Christa's Lost Lesson: Effervescence

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5th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewHow are chemical reactions affected by gravity? Learners explore the phenomenon of effervescence as part of the Christa's Lost Lessons series. They compare findings in an experiment on effervescence to a video of a similar experiment in...
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Why We Send Animals to Space Video

Why We Send Animals to Space

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4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
What were the first living things to travel to space? Long before humans went into orbit, scientists sent animals into space to see how space exploration would affect living things. Viewers of an interesting video learn about how animals...
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The Physics of Weightless Flight Video

The Physics of Weightless Flight

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5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Ever wonder what it's like to feel weightless? Hop aboard the Vomit Comet and find out! A video from a large physics playlist features the parabolic airplane flight used to simulate weightlessness. Young physicists discover how the...
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Fire in Freefall - Rare Physics Experiment Video

Fire in Freefall - Rare Physics Experiment

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7 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
What happens when fire is less affected by gravity? Observe the behavior of fire in a fantastic freefall experiment! A video from the an engaging physics playlist explains the relationship between a flame's shape, buoyancy force, and...
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Simulating Microgravity with Buoyancy Lesson Plan

Simulating Microgravity with Buoyancy

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6th - 8th
How do astronauts know how to live and work in a weightless environment? It doesn't come naturally! Junior physicists conduct experiments to examine the link between buoyancy and microgravity. Each activity illustrates a different aspect...
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The Gravity of the Situation Video

The Gravity of the Situation

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10 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Gravity impacts the way you throw a ball and the way the Haumea travels around the sun. The video introduces gravity as a force. It describes the various types of orbits, escape velocity, and weightless mass. 
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Space, Gravity, and the Human Body

Space, Gravity, and the Human Body

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5th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What happens to the human skeleton when it has been in space for an extended time? What does a reduced-gravity environment do to our bodies? Can we learn about our own skeletons by taking apart a chicken carcass? Explore the concepts of space and human physiology through a series of labs, lessons, and research in these 10 resources. Pick and choose or do all of them!
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Weightless Wonder Lesson Plan

Weightless Wonder

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
A video of the weightless wonder provides a setting for the math to follow. Groups analyze the graph of a quadratic function that models the path of the C-9 as it gives astronauts the experience of weightlessness. Using a graphing...
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Muscles and Bones in Space Lesson Plan
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Muscles and Bones in Space

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5th - 8th
Being an astronaut takes not only high mental acuity, but also a high level of physical fitness, especially for those who spend a long amount of time away from Earth, such as the astronauts serving on the International Space Station....
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Applied Science - Built Environment (6) Lab Lesson Plan

Applied Science - Built Environment (6) Lab

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6th
Sixth graders look at toys in space. For this gravity lesson, 6th graders make predictions about what different toys will do with zero gravity. They watch a space video and see what happens to these toys in space.
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Microgravity Lesson Plan

Microgravity

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8th
Eighth graders explore how to improve a products' performance.  In this technology and science lesson plan students view a slide-show, conduct a microgravity demonstration and record their observations. 
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Plants In Space Worksheet

Plants In Space

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9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students grow corn plants in growth pouches as the control group in an experiment on plant growth in microgravity. Then they analyze any differences that occur between Earth-grown and space-grown corn plants.
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Body Changes in Space Lesson Plan

Body Changes in Space

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5th - 9th
Students explain the cause of and effects of fluid shift in a microgravity environment. Students identify the effects of microgravity during long duration space flight. Students describe research on cardiovascular effects in microgravity...
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Plants and Microgravity Lesson Plan

Plants and Microgravity

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12th
Twelfth graders are introduced to the relationship between plants and microgravity. In groups, they predice the effect of microgravity on plant processes and develop indicators for testing various plant cultivation systems. They...
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