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Preparing for Space
For the g-forces activity pupils will be able to discuss how astronauts use forces to simulate the effect of launch and landing on their bodies, when preparing to go into space. The pupils look at the forces on a ball at the end of a piece of elastic and discuss the forces on an Astronaut in a centrifuge. For the weightlessness activity, pupils will be able to discuss what weightlessness is and how Astronauts can prepare for weightlessness whilst still on Earth. Pupils look at buoyancy by floating different materials and by changing the mass of Blu-tak in a bottle cap, floating on water.
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