International Toys in space
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International Toys in space
Introduction
On Earth, gravity affects everything we do. We can’t
predict how our usual objects will react in space.That’s why
NASA did a project called ” Toys in space “ and we’ll show you
how these toys reacted
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Why ?
• Gravity:On earth,every toy is affected to some extent by the
pull of gravity• Energy conservation:Every object has Kinetic Energy.An
astronaut trying to move a toy in space must find a source for the
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Why ?
• Microgravity:In space toys experience “weightlesness” or
“zero gravity”• Momentum conservation:Objects
in action have momentun.In a collision,momentum is
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Why?
• Inertia:Objects in motion tend to stay in motion and objects at rest tend to stay at rest.An
astronaut must exert a force to cause a toy to change its motion.
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<- The NASA Video where it is recorded a shortdocumentary about Toys in space
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STS-54 mission commander John Casper experiments with the magnetic rings
Mission specialist Susan Helms tries to understand the strange behavior of the Jacob's ladder
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The Space Paddleball
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1.The ball falls outwards
2.It gently streches to its
string
3.It returns to the paddle in slow motion
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The space yoyo
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In space, the yoyo will notsleep because there is no force
to stop it. If the string is Released on the way out, the
yoyo will wind up its string while moving forward.
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The space marbles
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1.They stick and begin to spin around their joining points
2.We push another marbel into the chain
3.The whole chain will oscilate
4.If enough marbles are added,the chain will move so wildly that the two ends make a circle
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Rat stuff,the flipping mouse
In space the “Rat Stuff” could not stay on the wall long enough to work.Astronauts had to use hand cream in order to make the toy sticky enough to work properly.
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The space Wheelo
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All this information and a lot more you can find on the website
http://quest.nasa.gov/
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