Brief Description:
Undergraduate college science students in varying fields of science will demonstrate the effects of microgravity on ordinary items, present an open forum to all age levels . Topics will include how to do science for the space program and how microgravity effects the human body.

Plant seeds that have actually flown in space will be brought to the classroom for the students to grow.

Students will also be shown a video.

Type of Program/Resource: Academic Enrichment, Speakers, Materials
Subject Area Focus: Environmental Science, Materials Science, Astronomy, Engineering, Biology, Physics, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Health, Chemistry, Space, Earth Science
Grade Level: K-6, 6-8
Audience: Teachers, Students, Administrators
Related to CA Science Standard(s):
3-Earth Space, 5-Earth, 8-Earth,
Contact Name: Mike Wiskerchen
Contact Title: KC 135 Program Director
Phone: (858) 534 5869
E-Mail Address: mwiskerchen@ucsd.edu
Location: school site

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Organization Providing This Resource:
California Space Grant Consortitium, California Space Institute