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Traveling through space is an amazing experience, but it definitely takes a toll on the body. After reading an article and watching a brief video, learners perform an experiment that simulates the effects of zero gravity on the human body.
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Instructional Ideas
- Add this lesson to an upper-elementary science unit on space exploration
- Allow the class to read the included informational text in small groups, before discussing the content as a class
- After pairs have recorded their measurements, create a graph of the entire class's data, analyzing the information as whole group
Classroom Considerations
- Included experiment assumes children can accurately measure length using a tape measure, which you may want to practice ahead of time
Pros
- Lesson plan, worksheet, informational text, and video come in both English and Spanish
- Step-by-step procedures with supporting illustrations are provided for carrying out the experiment in this lesson
- Offers ideas for creating cross-curricular connections with the subjects of math, health, and language arts
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