Astronaut Training (Gr. 1-2) - Train like an astronaut, doing various athletic and coordination activities to prepare for space travel.

• Optional Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrainLikeAnAstronaut

Bone Density (Gr. 3-6) - Identify the effects of decreased bone mass in space, using cereal as a model.

Capri Sun Stomp Rocket Launchers - Campers will make straw rockets and explore propulsion by using their Capri Sun pouches as a stomp rocket launcher.

Invisible Force - Design a setup so that when a steel ball rolls past a magnet, it changes direction and hits a target that’s off to the side (the same way astronauts use the gravity of planets to pilot their spacecraft).

Drag & Force with Hot Wheels - Campers will use toy cars to model how a rocket must overcome drag and the forces of gravity to get outside the Earth’s atmosphere.

Space Garden (Hydroponics) - Campers will build a hydroponic germinator using water, paper towels, and a plastic bottle. (Hydroponics allows people to grow food without soil, which is important because the soil on the Moon is not like the soil here on Earth.)

Variation of Communication Training - Campers will simulate how a NASA team uses communication, attention to detail, and teamwork to complete a mission.

Nutrition - Understand how dehydrating food allows us to survive in severe situations by providing a consistent food source. Reproduce the dehydration process used by NASA to prepare food using a food dehydrator.

Tuesday, July 21 @ 3pm

• Rachel Yellowhair from Raytheon

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Forces of Spaceflight - Through physical experimentation, students will learn about motions and forces and transfer of energy as they explore the basics behind the four forces of flight.

Paper Airplane Experiments - By making and flying paper airplanes, you can discover some of the basic principles of aerodynamics.

Design a Landing Module (Gr.3-6) - Campers need to design a landing module for their egg-stronaut using only the supplies given. The aim is to land the egg un-cracked and in the center of the target.

Forces at Play - This activity explores centripetal force and the concept of G-force. Astronauts feel tremendous amounts of G-force during lift-off in space craft and they train for these forces by spinning around quickly in a “human centrifuge” (or a lego figure in a styrofoam cup).

Parachute Design (Gr. 1-2) - Design and build a parachute system that will protect marshmallow “astronauts” when they land.

Touchdown (Gr. 3-6) - Design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” when they land.

Touchdown or Parachute Design Challenge?

Gloves Galore - See if you can assemble nuts and bolts using ‘Astronaut’ style gloves.

Daily Care in Space - Even everyday tasks like washing your hair and eating can be a challenge in space. Watch how astronauts overcome the trials of daily life in space. This includes perhaps the most commonly asked question of an Astronaut: “How do you use the toilet in space?”

Buoyancy - What is neutral buoyancy, and how does it resemble zero gravity (weightlessness)? Campers will test different materials for buoyancy.

Moon Mining - Campers will practice classifying rock samples - just like astronauts might do with rocks they find on the moon!

Habitat Planning - Discuss the basic needs for a permanent habitat on the Moon’s surface and create a plan for a lunar habitat.

Moon Mining Extension? OR Quake-Proof Structures?

Quake-Proof Structures - Did you know that the Moon has moon-quakes, similar to how the Earth has earthquakes? Using coffee stirrers and clay, can you design a structure that’s stable and sturdy enough to survive a quake’s vibrations?

Moon Mining Extension - Campers will locate and simulate the mining of ilmenite (crushed Alka-Seltzer tablets) for it’s oxygen from the surface of the moon.

Flying Things (Gr. 1-2) - Campers will create a “spacecraft” that can efficiently use wind as a propellant.

Water on the Moon (Gr. 3-6) - Campers will filter “lunar ice core” samples to discover how much lunar soil/ice they would need to survive on the Moon.

Robotic Arm - Campers make robotic arms to comb through a “lunar terrain” to collect rock/soil samples.

Spacesuit repair or another simulated disaster for last training exercise - Campers will use different materials to patch a simulated spacesuit.

Spacesuit repair (UV beads and light)? Bionic hand example? Robotic Rover demo?

Bionic Hand (Gr.3-6) - In this activity, campers build a bionic hand made out of cardboard, strings, straws and rubber bands. What is the advantage to using robots on the moon?

Dramatic Play (Gr. 1-2) - Campers create their own unique space rockets using cardboard tubes, clothespins, and a plastic egg.

Thursday, July 23 @ 5pm (this takes the place of the Family Zoom Call)

• Alex Berseford

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