Did you know that jumping might be a key activity in keeping astronauts healthy in space? Try some jump rope tricks to improve jumping skills! After mastering the classic jump, try out the following: jumping …
Venus is the most volcanic planet in our solar system and recent research suggests some of these volcanoes are still active. Pretend you are on the surface of Venus- surrounded by erupting volcanoes! Using your …
Astronauts need brains and brawn! Using your coordination, endurance and quick thinking, perform five jumping jacks, with a star-jump finish, while calling out the liftoff sequence: “5,4,3,2, 1, liftoff!”. Repeat it again with one catch …
Let’s HIIT the space gym and get ready to sweat! To keep those hearts and lungs healthy, perform a series of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) exercises in the following order: squats, commander crunches, bear crawls, …
In microgravity, astronauts love to perform spectacular somersaults. Here on Earth it’s not so easy, but it certainly is fun! To practice your coordination and strength, perform a series of gymnastics moves: the original front …
Time for a brain (and body) twisting game! Using your flexibility and agility, we want to see you navigate your way to the ISS on a course of hand and footprints. The goal is to …
Your Mission: Follow the development of three plants for 12 weeks to explore germination and plant growth. If astronauts are going to settle on the Moon, or explore further reaches of our Solar System, they …
Your Mission: Identify which plants are suitable for growing in space as a good source of nutrition for astronauts. Food is one of the most important parts of our lives because it provides the fuel …
Your Mission: Investigate which factors affect plant growth, and relate these factors to growing plants in space. All the things we take for granted on Earth are either absent or different in space. In space, …