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EXPEDITION SPACE LAB MISSION:

Motion in Space

engineering   2 Activities: Select one or more of the activities below to complete this mission!

Activity 1

Space Station Explorers Partner Program:

Story Time From Space

  • This video repository features astronauts reading children’s books from onboard the ISS.
  • Increase science literacy and engage learners as students watch astronauts “float” in space as they read children’s books.

Lesson

Additional Resources

Why Is There No Gravity in Space from
Wonderopolis

Astronauts Show How NASA's DART Mission
Will Change an Asteroid's Motion in Space

Activity 2

Nasa Partner Program:

Stemonstrations

  • Examine what happens to astronauts’ bones in space and why exercise is an important part of their daily routine.
  • How do astronauts exercise in microgravity? Students examine the how and the why of exercise in space in this activity.

Lesson

Additional Resources

The Human Body in Space

This is What Outer Space Does to Your
Body from Thekidsshouldseethis.com

Career Connection

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Expedition Space Lab is an online tool from the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory that provides educators with easy access to ISS-related lessons, activities, and other resources to integrate into their curriculum.
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