Expedition Space Lab Mission:
Motion in Space
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 ISSInternational Space Station.
- Increase science literacy and engage learners as students watch astronauts “float” in space as they read children’s books.
LESSON
Rosie Revere, Engineer STEM Challenge from Carly and Adam
Hear the story of Rosie from 250 miles above, as astronaut Kate Rubins reads this wonderful tale of ingenuity and resilience from onboard the ISS. Then, see if you can make Rosie fly in this engineering design challenge from Carly and Adam.
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
SPACE STATION EXPLORERS 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 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.? Students examine the how and the why of exercise in space in this activity.
LESSON
Bag of Bones from NASA STEM Engagement
Gravity really gets you down… or does it? In this activity, students will explore the effects of microgravity on bone density and learn how gravity actually helps us stand tall.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Human Body in Space
This is What Outer Space Does to Your Body from Thekidshouldseethis.com
Career Connection
Aerospace Medicine
Physicist
Speaker’s Bureau
TAKE THIS MISSION TO ANOTHER LEVEL!
ExoLab
Purchase an ExoLab growth chamber.
Experiment using an ExoLab kit in the classroom and monitor the same experiment on the ISS.
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.
