Posted on Mar 20, 2012 11:05:22 AM | Denise Miller | 0 Comments
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Although the name implies that it's small, microgravity is a big deal to NASA. Microgravity is the environment of near weightlessness that astronauts experience as they're orbiting Earth. The study of microgravity opens the door to research possibilities and discoveries as well as to planning for future long distance, long duration exploration.
NASA Education has resources to help students learn about microgravity that will in turn prepare them to build better podcast episodes with the Micro-g DIY Podcast module.
The Microgravity Education website is loaded with lesson plans, articles and videos about microgravity. A page of opportunities announces contests and microgravity-related events in which students and teachers may participate.
"Free Fall Ball" is an interactive game on the Microgravity Education site.
The site’s interactive Free Fall Ball game is a fun feature. Shoot
baskets in normal gravity and in no gravity to see if you have the
skills to play anywhere in the universe
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"Free Fall Ball" is an interactive game on the Microgravity Education site.