At Chagrin Falls Middle School, Science Teacher Alison Hinesman did a lesson on Toys in Space where students explored the physics of toys here on Earth.
“We played with the toys and recorded our observations on how the toys react here on Earth in our gravity,” said Hinesman. “Next, students predicted how microgravity would change the toy’s behavior on the international space station. Then, we watched video recorded by astronauts on the international space station to look at how the toy behaved in microgravity, again taking notes.”
After, the class discussed discrepancies between predictions and what really happened.
