MUSCLES AND BONES IN SPACE

Mr. Joseph Estes

Aviation Honors Biology

Aviation/Travel Program

GRADE LEVEL - SUBJECT:

10TH GRADE - BIOLOGY

TIME FRAME: 2 DAYS

OBJECTIVES:

• 1. DESCRIBE THE EFFECTS OF SPACE ON THE HUMAN MUSCLES AND BONES.

  2. LEARN TO ASSIMILATE FACTS BY WRITING A REPORT ON FINDINGS.

MATERIALS:

• 1. IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER

  2. NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR

  3. BOOKMARKED PAGE:

  SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCE 1

  http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Scientific.Research.Projects/Spacelab.Life.science.1/

INSTRUCTION:

• 1. THE STUDENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS OF 2-3.

  2. LOCATE THE BOOKMARKED PAGE.

  3. CLICK ON MUSCULOSKETAL.SYSTEM

  4. USE THIS INFORMATION FOR WRITING A REPORT EXPLAINING THE EFFECTS OF SPACE ON THE HUMAN MUSCLES AND BONES.

 EVALUATION:

 Students will turn in a written report for final evaluation.

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