Move Your Muscles!
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.
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Engineers need to understand how the human body works in order to help astronauts stay healthy in outer space. The microgravity of outer space leads to muscle atrophy, and so scientists and engineers at NASA work to design special exercise machines to help the astronauts maintain muscle strength during space flight.
After this lesson, students should be able to:
- List the three different kinds of muscles.
- Describe the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscle control.
- Explain what happens to muscles in outer space.
- Describe the importance of exercising both on Earth and in outer space.