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Move Your Muscles!
Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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Author | Todd, Jessica Born, Sara Weller, Emily Watrous, Abigail Lander, Denali Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
Copyright Year | 2006 |
Description | Students learn all about muscles, including the three different types of muscles in the human body and the effects of microgravity on muscles. They also learn how astronauts must exercise in order to lessen muscle atrophy in space. Students discover what types of equipment engineers design to help the astronauts exercise while in space. |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
Subject Keyword | Biology Microgravity Skeletal Exercise Human Body Space Astronaut Involuntary Muscle Control Voluntary Muscle Control Atrophy Cardiac |
Content Type | Text |
Time Required | PT15M |
Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
Resource Type | Notes |
Subject | Biology |