Toys In Space Station Instrucitons - Middle School

Various typical toys used by students were analyzed as to their movement in typical play and the forces that affected them during play.  After recording investigations on how the toys move in 1 G, videos from the International Space Station were viewed and discussions were suggested that could lead to engineering projects on how to handle equipment in space.  This file has instructions for the toy investigation.  Stations can be set up to encourage students to analyze several toys in 1 G.