NASA is tomorrow! Brush up on current events!
Don’t forget your MONEY for lunch!
Follow the Web Quest
below….When time remains….. email Ms. Fossesco sites that you like to add to
the bottom of the web page!
1. Spend some time checking out the following sites
for pleasure reading: What interests you?
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/sightings/
2. Then…. Choose 1 topic below that
interests you and search for the answers to some questions about living in
space: Write down your topic and answers. Use complete sentences re-stating the
question in your answer.
Space Station
How much will the ISS cost in the
end?
How many
countries were involved in the creation of the ISS?
How many
miles above Earth does the ISS “fall”?
How fast does the ISS move?
http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station.htm
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,55023,00.html
Track the ISS over your house
http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/seedo/locator.htm
Now…take a “Quickie Quiz” on the ISS
http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/seedo/quiz.htm
Food
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How has
the food that astronauts eat changed over the last 50 years? What
kinds of foods do astronauts eat in space today? What methods
are used to prevent the food from spoiling? If you
lived in space for a month, what foods do you think you would miss the
most? Why? Web Resources: Squeeze
tubes! http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/061123_space_food.html What’s for dinner? http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/generalscience/food_819.html
Eating in Space http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/living_eating.htm Space
Suits What are
the main parts of a space suit? How do
they work? Do
astronauts have to wear the space suits all the time? Why or why not? What are
some safety measures that are built into space suits? Do you
think space suits are comfortable? Why
or why not? Web Resources: http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/living_spacesuit.htm Extraterrestrial
Experiments What are
some examples of experiments that are done on the space station? What do
scientists hope to learn about life in space? How do
scientists conduct controlled experiments in space? Name two
findings that have emerged from experiments done in space. Web
Resources: Home in
the Sky: International Space Station http://www.discovery.com/stories/science/spacestation/spacestation.html Sanitation in Space How do
astronauts shower and use the bathroom in space? Do they
have to wash dishes or do laundry? How do
they keep their living quarters clean? What special
sanitation issues do astronauts have to deal with that, those of us on earth
don’t have to worry about? Web
Resources: http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/living_sanitation.htm Sleep
and Relaxation Do
astronauts require more or less sleep than normal when they are in space? How many
hours of sleep do astronauts do in space to relax? What do
astronauts do in space to relax? Do
astronauts sleep in a bed? If not, how
do they sleep? Web Resources |
http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/living_sleeping.htm
Student Referred Sites
http://www.spaceinvaders.de/ Chris Korek and Katie Linger