Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Human Space Exploration, Life Science, Physical Science, Living and Working in Space, Microgravity
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students design a functional exercise device to help mitigate the damage of bone loss and atrophy.
Students will:
- Identify the challenges microgravity poses to the bones and muscles of astronauts in space.
- Determine the fracture threshold of fictitious astronauts.
- Create a design concept for a functional compact exercise device for potential use by NASA.
- Calculate the amount of work being completed by determining force and distance.
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-LS1.A, MS-PS3-2, ME-ETS1-2
Common Core Math Standard: 6.EE.A.2, 7.EE.B.3
This lesson plan is part of the Hazards to Deep Space Astronauts educator guide.