1. Toys in Space Presented by : Commander Maria Nickel
Information provided by :
NASA & Honeywell Space Academy for Educators program

3. STS 124 – Buzz in Space
It was launched on May 31, 2008 with Shuttle Discovery
Stayed on ISS until November 2008
Part of the partnership between Disney and NASA to “encourage students to pursue studies in science, technology and mathematics”.
(STS stands for: Space Transportation System)

4. Toy Requirements – ISS Environmentally safe in ISS
Familiarity of behavior in 1-G
Representative of all partners
Prediction of varying behavior
Simple to video and document
Not duplicate behavior of previous toys

5. BUILDING
TOYS IN SPACE

6. Let’s Explore WHAT IS Gravity ? WHAT IS Microgravity?
WHAT ARE Newton’s 3 Laws?
EXAMPLES OF TOYS IN SPACE:
Ball and Cup AKA: Kendama
Paper Airplane
Astrojax
Hand Helicopter
Climbing Bear “Comet “

7. BRAINSTORMING
List some toys you know of on earth that you play with .
IT CAN’T BE VIDEO GAMES
How do you think toys will function in microgravity ? Prediction for Toy Behavior in Space.
For example:
Can a basketball be thrown into a basket in space?
Will a wind-up toy submarine swim in air?

8. Law of Inertia
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
This law is often called “ the law of inertia".

9. It Is the Law of Applied Force
The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force being applied to it
Acceleration = force
mass
The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

10. For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.
It Is the Law of Motion
For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.
The rocket's action is to push down on the ground with the force of its powerful engines, and the reaction is that the ground pushes the rocket upwards with an equal force.

11. LET’S BUILD “ COMET “ The Climbing Bear
Get supplies from teacher
String
Bear to cut out
Tape
Straw ends
YOU bring your:
Smile : ) & enthusiasm
Scissors
Coloring utensils
Get supplies from teacher
String
Bear to cut out
Scissors
Tape
Straw ends
Coloring utensils

12. Now we hypothesize & watch
Our toy and other toys
Act in SPACE
Toys in space intro – Leland Melvin
International Toys in Space: Climbing Bear
International Toys in Space: Hockey

13. International Toys in Space: Kendama
(AKA: Ball in cup)
International Toys in Space: AstroJax
International Toys in Space: Hand-Helicopter
International Toys in Space: Yo-Yo
International Toys in Space: Soccer

14. Junior Astronauts for coming to learn about
THANK YOU
Junior Astronauts for coming to learn about
CANADA’S NORTHERN LIGHTS AS SEEN FROM SPACE