Educational Resources

Microgravity

1. How do you create microgravity on an airplane?
2. Acceleration & Weight
3. How does microgravity affect your weight?
4. Microgravity Math
5. Microgravity Resources
6. Microgravity Activities and Teacher's Guide

Activities

• Hubble Acadamy - This is an activity targeted at grade levels 6-8 focusing on the subjects of math and astronomy.
• Space Shuttle Simulator
• Exploring Planets in the Classroom: hands-on science - More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring geology, Earth, the planets, and space sciences.
• Student Exerimental Payload Program - The SEP Program provides teacher assistance in the form of hands-on training in the art of rocketry, classroom materials and lesson outlines for grades 4-12.
• Kids on the Moon - A collection of activities targeted at elementry students dealing with life in space.

• Microgravity Science Division Educational Information

• J-Track Satellite Tracking This displays the orbits of the Space Shuttle, Mir, Hubble, and other major satellites. A Java-savy browser is required and if your connection is slow it could take a while, but it is definitely worth the wait.
• STS-PLUS  is a DOS program (runs in Win95)