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Astronaut Randy Bresnik floats in the International Space Station

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8

Subject

Physical Science, Technology, Forces and Motion, Space Station

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities, Videos

Watch NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik demonstrate Newton’s Second Law of Motion on the International Space Station by applying a force to objects of different mass. Do you see the differences in acceleration?

Classroom Connection: Newton’s Second Law

Grade Level: 6-8

Time required: 90 minutes

Next Generation Science Standards:

MS-PS2-2. Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.