Age Level Appropriateness: 11- 18 years (Grade 12)
Visit the website: https://space.nss.org/settlement/nasa/Contest/index.html
Application: STEAM: Science, Technology, the Arts and Math
This annual space settlement design contest for 6-12th grade
The basics of how a 3-D printer works and an introduction of the basic skills needed to produce a design for 3-D printing. Software options are given for the students to aid their comfort level while learning new skills.
- Teacher: Frances Dellutri
- Teacher: Kevin Fogelson
- Teacher: Natalie Orrantia
Contributors/Authors:
Barb Regan, NSS volunteer
Riley Hamilton, NSS Intern Summer
Welcome to the SpacEdge Academy lesson on the NASA Twins Study! In 2015, NASA conducted a huge study with identical twin astronauts, Mark and Scott Kelly. One astronaut (Mark) who had spent some time in space, later stayed on Earth while his twin brother (Scott) endured almost a year-long stay on the International Space Station. Scientists took biological samples and conducted tests on both twins to track the effects of long-term spaceflight on the human body.
Goals of Lesson: To understand the basics of each individual branch of the Twin Study and learn about how space affects us!
Glossary: is found in Section 12 below.
Keywords: microgravity, metabolism, bacteria, protein, telomeres, immune system, cognition, microbes, spaceflight, omics, gene, epigenomics, twins
