Astronaut Explorations!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Countdown to Astronaut Egg Drop Day: ONE DAY!!!

This morning we read books all about astronauts. We then each began writing a story called “If I were an Astronaut…”

This afternoon we learned all about astronauts and NASA. NASA is a part of the United States government and stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. We discussed the many different uniforms worn by astronauts and how the uniforms have greatly improved over time. We then watched several videos to learn more about the daily lives of astronauts living in space! Here is a video about astronauts in free fall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoQDPW_AACE&feature=related
Here are videos describing astronaut food, exercise, and how to brush your teeth and sleep in space!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb8fKWBAUCM&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brMKdXJN_fE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPzFwjTTG3g&feature=relmfu

One of our favorite movies was watching the astronauts play with water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTqLQO3L4Ko&feature=endscreen&NR=1

After viewing these video clips, we decided what we would like to do in zero gravity if we had the chance! Charlie would like to try somersaulting in the air. Claire S would like to try the different canned foods the astronauts eat. Aleah would like to float around in the space shuttle. Emmitt would like to try spinning around. Taylor would like to try sleeping straight up in a sleeping bag. Jacob R would like to try exercising in space. Joe would want to try making a PB & J sandwich in space without letting the bread fly away! Riann and Gage would like to have a water balloon fight, but would catch the water before it floats into any equipment. Andrea would want to try gymnastics in the air and would like to try making an egg burrito. Olivare would like to somersault and then try squirting ketchup onto a corndog. Joslynn would like to try catching water in the space shuttle. Hunter would like to try jumping jacks and pushups in the space shuttle. Jack would want to try eating jello from in the air. Freddy would want to try to make a burrito after flipping in the air.