Expedition Space Lab Mission:
Matter in Space
1 activity
ACTIVITY 1
SPACE STATION EXPLORERS PARTNER PROGRAM:
SLIME IN SPACE
- Take a look at how a non-Newtonian fluid behaves in space with Nickelodeon’s Slime in Space!
- Students will study matter in its most unusual form and determine if slime behaves differently in microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. compared with how it behaves here on Earth.
LESSON
Slime from a Science Buddies
Oooey, gooey, and messy matter takes flight in this slime in space activity from Nickelodeon. Combine ingredients to form the polymer that makes up slime and explore the properties of this non-Newtonian substance with some help from astronauts on the ISSInternational Space Station.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Science of Slime in Space: Examining Liquid Behavior in Microgravity
Moving Water in Space
Career Connection
Materials Scientist
Speaker’s Bureau
TAKE THIS MISSION TO ANOTHER LEVEL!
Quest for Space Level I
Purchase a Quest Lab Level I kit.
Build a space kit that investigates heat transfer on Earth. Then write Arduino code to test your experiment on the ISS!
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.
