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Space, Gravity, and the Human Body
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Space, Gravity, and the Human Body

Collector: Mollie M.
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What happens to the human skeleton when it has been in space for an extended time? What does a reduced-gravity environment do to our bodies? Can we learn about our own skeletons by taking apart a chicken carcass? Explore the concepts of space and human physiology through a series of labs, lessons, and research in these 10 resources. Pick and choose or do all of them!

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Concepts

anatomy, bones, gravity, muscles, physiology, skeletons, space travel, the skeletal system, space flight, exoskeletons, microgravity, nutritional needs, endoskeletons

Resource Details

Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Units

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.9-10.3 RST.11-12.3

Collection Items

    Gravity and Buoyancy

    Gravity and Buoyancy

    Lesson Plan
    Skeletal Structures

    Skeletal Structures

    Lesson Plan
    The Skeleton

    The Skeleton

    Lesson Plan
    Bone Structure: Hollow vs. Solid

    Bone Structure: Hollow vs. Solid

    Lesson Plan
    Arm Model

    Arm Model

    Lesson Plan
    Muscle Fibers

    Muscle Fibers

    Lesson Plan
    Center of Gravity

    Center of Gravity

    Lesson Plan
    Good Stress for Your Body

    Good Stress for Your Body

    Lesson Plan
    Muscles and Bones: Nutrition

    Muscles and Bones: Nutrition

    Lesson Plan
    Muscles and Bones in Space

    Muscles and Bones in Space

    Lesson Plan
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