1. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It! Lesson: Survival/ Cool Space Suits Activity: Keeping Your Cool Life Science Unit Dr. Shirley Campbell Shirley.Campbell@NASAShirley.Campbell@NASA. Gov LS5C1A1

2. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Environment in Space When do Astronauts wear space suits?

3. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Environment in Space From what hazards do astronauts have to be protected while they are in space?

4. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Environment in Space How can color be used to help protect astronauts in space?

5. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Protecting the Human Body in Space Cooling system for the body to protect it while it is in space Activity 1 – Keeping Your Cool – Explore technology used to keep the Space Station and astronauts cool – Explore the concept of using absorbing and reflecting features of colors Activity 2 – Cool Suits

6. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Body Protection in Space Against temperature – Hot and cold! Air to breath Air pressure

7. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Keeping Your Cool How can color help to keep the temperature inside the space suit and space station comfortable? The students will… collect data by measuring temperature in 2 different colored envelopes (black and white). use data to infer which color, black or white, reflects energy better and which color absorbs energy better.

8. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Before the Students Arrive Determine where your test area will be – Windowsill, sunny outside location, or artificial source like a light Make envelopes – one white and one black per group – Requires construction paper, stapler or glue – Put the cotton balls in before you close the top – Remember the space for the thermometer!

9. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! As You Begin NASA’s 21st Century Explorer 30-second newsbreak, “How will your imagination help you become an explorer?” (Download the newsbreak at http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/explorers.) http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/explorers

10. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Scientific Method This activity is a great opportunity to practice and emphasize scientific method Review the problem Observe Hypothesize Test

11. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! What You Will Need Per Class 1 thermometer to serve as the control for the entire class (calibrated in units of 1-2 degrees Celsius) Sunny location OR heat source (like a lamp) And Per Group (of 2 or 3 students) 1 ruler or measuring tape per group 2 construction paper envelopes (made earlier) – Cotton Balls, too 2 thermometers (calibrated in units of 1-2 degrees Celsius) Stopwatch or watch with second hand Shoebox (don’t need lid) And Per Student Printout of Cool Suits Student Section

12. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Activity Procedure Review the problem – Which color reflects energy better? Which absorbs energy better? Have students read Observation section and discuss in groups Whole group discussion – characteristics of colors of clothing, similarities, seasonal, etc.

13. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Help students to use the KWL chart (in handout) to organize prior knowledge, identify interests, and make real-world connections. Have students share predictions and create Hypotheses, then share with group. Test using this procedure.

14. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Procedure Place “control” thermometer at test site to keep track of temp without envelopes. Be sure to tell students where this is and why it is there Announce beginning temp to students and show them where to record temp

15. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Procedure Each student group should place both envelopes inside a box to hold them upright. carefully place the thermometers into the envelopes. – Let rest for 10 minutes, then take initial temp.

16. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Procedure Move envelopes from box and place in sunny site, making sure each gets the same light) Predict temp changes and discuss within group Measure and record temp every 5 minutes Repeat last two steps for 30 minutes

17. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Study Data Study recorded data within small groups Discuss the answers to the Cool Suits Student Section questions. Have the students update the LEARNED column in their KWL chart. Help students write a conclusion by restating their hypothesis and explaining how the results do, or do not, support their hypothesis.

18. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! New Questions How does your data compare to the class data. What patterns are there? How do these findings relate to the development of new space suits for space exploration? What they wonder now? What do you think we should do next to learn more about this?

19. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! More Information Alignment to standards Curriculum Explorations Math, LA, Engineering Career Links

20. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Additional Thoughts or Advice Student Evaluation Rubric

21. Imagine It! Explore It! Do It ! Activity 2 – Cool Suits Later today….. Questions?