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NASA: STEMonstration – Sleep Science

Establishing a routine for sleep is a key component to an astronaut’s ability to function aboard the International Space Station.

Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold discuss the crew sleeping quarters, why sleep is important and how they adapt for circadian rhythms aboard the space station.

Use the lesson plan that coincides with this video to invigorate your STEM classroom.

Be sure to visit https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstrations for the Classroom Connection related to this video and more educational resources that explore the research and technology of the International Space Station.

Try the activity in your classroom! https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...

HD download link: https://archive.org/details/jsc2018m0…

 

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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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Following this activity, students will be able to:
• Describe causes of disruptions in sleep patterns.
• Identify ways to obtain healthier sleep patterns.

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NASA: STEMonstration - Engineering Design: Trusses
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Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold explains the significance of these resilient structures and the forces they are up against in microgravity.

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/stemonstrations_eng_design_trusses.pdf?emrc=3ca80c
NASA: STEMonstration – Spacewalking
NASA

Watch Expedition 55/56 flight engineer Ricky Arnold in this two-part episode as he explains spacewalk safety and training in addition to the parts of the spacesuit that protects astronauts outside the space station.

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/stemonstrations_spacewalking.pdf?emrc=1c664e
NASA: STEMonstration – Solar Energy
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Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold as he explains the station’s solar arrays and the importance of solar energy on the space station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzuwztCw-E
NASA: International Toys in Space
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Astronauts tested 16 toys to learn how the laws of physics would affect the behaviors of the toys.

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/microgravity/home/toys-in-space.html

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NASA: STEMonstration – Sleep Science

Establishing a routine for sleep is a key component to an astronaut’s ability to function aboard the International Space Station.

Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold discuss the crew sleeping quarters, why sleep is important and how they adapt for circadian rhythms aboard the space station.

Use the lesson plan that coincides with this video to invigorate your STEM classroom.

Be sure to visit https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstrations for the Classroom Connection related to this video and more educational resources that explore the research and technology of the International Space Station.

Try the activity in your classroom! https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...

HD download link: https://archive.org/details/jsc2018m0…

 

STEAM Topics Resource Audience Grade Level Tags PDFs
Science Topics
Biology, Health & Medicine
Middle School, Educator
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Download PDFs
PDF File
Descriptions of PDFs

Following this activity, students will be able to:
• Describe causes of disruptions in sleep patterns.
• Identify ways to obtain healthier sleep patterns.

RELATED LISTINGS
Showing 1 - 4 of 4
NASA: STEMonstration - Engineering Design: Trusses
NASA

Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold explains the significance of these resilient structures and the forces they are up against in microgravity.

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/stemonstrations_eng_design_trusses.pdf?emrc=3ca80c
NASA: STEMonstration – Spacewalking
NASA

Watch Expedition 55/56 flight engineer Ricky Arnold in this two-part episode as he explains spacewalk safety and training in addition to the parts of the spacesuit that protects astronauts outside the space station.

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/stemonstrations_spacewalking.pdf?emrc=1c664e
NASA: STEMonstration – Solar Energy
NASA

Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold as he explains the station’s solar arrays and the importance of solar energy on the space station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzuwztCw-E
NASA: International Toys in Space
NASA

Astronauts tested 16 toys to learn how the laws of physics would affect the behaviors of the toys.

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/microgravity/home/toys-in-space.html

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