YOU ARE THE PERSONAL TRAINER

Your job is to make sure that astronauts get enough exercise in space.

THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS AS YOU BEGIN YOUR SEARCH.

1. How does microgravity affect your body in space?

2. Why is exercise necessary in space?

3. What kinds of special equipment will you need to exercise in space?

4. How much exercise is necessary per day in space?

5. What are some physical difficulties astronauts experience when they return to earth from space?

BEGIN WITH YOUR EXPERT PACKET.

Personal Trainer Form #1

Brainstorm with your team and record a list of what you already know about your area of living.

Personal Trainer Form #2

Use this form to record facts from your research. You may include BOTH words and drawings of what you find. Write down the space station which used the system. If you need additional copies of this form see your teacher.

THE PRODUCT

You may choose to present your information in either written form or an electronic form.

Examples of written products are: poster, booklet, report.

Examples of electronic products are: Hyperstudio presentation, Powerpoint presentation. (If you choose an electronic presentation, you must be proficient with the program already.)

Your product must include the following:

3 to 6 ways telling how your area of living has been done in the past
a paragraph describing what you recommend for this project, including two reasons why you think this is the best way.

HINT!! HINT!! Use the same categories in your product as are in your Expert Packet Form #2.

PERSONAL TRAINER RESOURCES

Ask an Astronaut: Charles Walker

Charles Walker, an astronaut on shuttle missions STS 41D, 51D, and 61B, answers questions of many aspects of living and working in space. Ask a question of a featured astronaut of the month.

Space Flight Questions and Answers

Over one hundred questions and answers on many topics concerning space flight.

Space Link: Human Exploration and Development in Space

Present information about past, present and future of Living and Working in Space, Human Space Flight, and Astronauts.

Space Physiology Laboratory

Describes exercise machine used to simulate gravity during space flight.

Scientific American: Six Months on MIR

Shannon Lucid tells about her six month stay on the MIR Space Station.

Space Academy: Exercising Astronauts

Space Shuttle Reference Manual

Under CREW EQUIPMENT you will find information on Exercise Equipment.

YOU ARE THE PERSONAL TRAINER

Your job is to make sure that astronauts get enough exercise in space.

THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS AS YOU BEGIN YOUR SEARCH.

1. How does microgravity affect your body in space?

2. Why is exercise necessary in space?

3. What kinds of special equipment will you need to exercise in space?

4. How much exercise is necessary per day in space?

5. What are some physical difficulties astronauts experience when they return to earth from space?

BEGIN WITH YOUR EXPERT PACKET.

Personal Trainer Form #1 Brainstorm with your team and record a list of what you already know about your area of living.

Personal Trainer Form #1

Personal Trainer Form #2 Use this form to record facts from your research. You may include BOTH words and drawings of what you find. Write down the space station which used the system. If you need additional copies of this form see your teacher.

Personal Trainer Form #2

THE PRODUCT

You may choose to present your information in either written form or an electronic form.

Examples of written products are: poster, booklet, report.

Examples of electronic products are: Hyperstudio presentation, Powerpoint presentation. (If you choose an electronic presentation, you must be proficient with the program already.)

Your product must include the following:

HINT!! HINT!! Use the same categories in your product as are in your Expert Packet Form #2.

PERSONAL TRAINER RESOURCES

Ask an Astronaut: Charles Walker

Charles Walker, an astronaut on shuttle missions STS 41D, 51D, and 61B, answers questions of many aspects of living and working in space. Ask a question of a featured astronaut of the month.

Space Flight Questions and Answers

Over one hundred questions and answers on many topics concerning space flight.

Space Link: Human Exploration and Development in Space

Present information about past, present and future of Living and Working in Space, Human Space Flight, and Astronauts.

Space Physiology Laboratory

Describes exercise machine used to simulate gravity during space flight.

Scientific American: Six Months on MIR

Shannon Lucid tells about her six month stay on the MIR Space Station.

Space Academy: Exercising Astronauts

Space Shuttle Reference Manual

Under CREW EQUIPMENT you will find information on Exercise Equipment.

Personal Trainer Form #1

Brainstorm with your team and record a list of what you already know about your area of living.

Personal Trainer Form #2

Use this form to record facts from your research. You may include BOTH words and drawings of what you find. Write down the space station which used the system. If you need additional copies of this form see your teacher.