Astronaut School - Writing without Gravity (sort of)...

Friday we finished off the first week of our Space Unit sharing the Space Books we made at home, watching a BrainPop Jr. video about the Solar System, then trying our hands at working like an Astronaut. We have learned that in space the astronauts do not have chairs and tables to work at. Without gravity they have to be creative in keeping their materials close, and also developing muscle strength to work in tight spaces without gravity to help keep things close.

We taped paper on the underside of their tables, and students had to lay down on the floor and try to draw and label a picture of their favorite planet (or planets). It was very cool watching them adapt to a new learning environment, and they all had a great time with this experiment. Check out some of these great pics of our Future Astonauts!!
-Mr. Linnet