ST. LOUIS AMERICAN • APRIL 17 - 23, 2014 A13 MAP CORNER This special Newspaper In Education initiative is made possible through The St. Louis American Foundation and its NIE Corporate Partners: The St. Louis American is proud to partner with Hazelwood, Ferguson- Florissant, Normandy, and the St. Louis Public School Districts to provide this classroom tool for STEM education for students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, with content based on Missouri Learning Standards. stlamerican.com Weight is the measurement of the pull of gravity on an object. The mass of an object doesn’t change; the weight, however, does change. When an astronaut travels to space, the change in gravity is the cause of the “weightlessness.” For this activity, you will choose 5 objects in your classroom. First, estimate the weight. Next, use the scale to calculate the weight. Now pretend you are on the Moon, where gravity is about one-sixth that on Earth, and calculate what their weights would be. Record these weights in the last column. Learning Standards: I can estimate and measure weight. I can calculate the effect of gravity on weight. In this activity, you will learn about the laws of physics at work on the playground. You will learn about forces. Materials Needed: • Swing Set • Partner • Stopwatch Procedure: q Sit on the swing and have your partner give you one gentle push. Do not pump your legs. Your partner will use the stopwatch to record how many times you go back and forth in one minute. w Next, your partner will give you a strong push. Do not pump your legs. Your partner will use the stopwatch to SCIENCE EXPERIMENT Use the newspaper to complete these activities to sharpen your skills for the MAP test. Activity One — American Rights: Examine current newspaper stories for examples of rights being exercised, upheld, or abused. Find as many examples as you can (including photos), and identify the appropriate right. Activity Two — The Law: Find stories in the newspaper about laws that are designed to protect us. Make a chart of each law and its purpose. Discuss or debate the fairness of these laws. Which laws (or rules) are part of your everyday school experience? Are there other rules that you believe should be created for school? Learning Standards: I can use the newspaper to locate information. I can identify rights and laws granted to citizens and explain their use and purpose. Calculating Weight Swing On A Pendumlum! 1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN IN SPACE AND AERONAUTICS ENGINEER: Guion S. Bluford Guion S. Bluford was born on November 22, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1964, he graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in aerospace engineering. In college, he was a member of the US Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. After college, he used this experience when he served in the Vietnam War as a member of the Air Force. He won several medals, including the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. Bluford flew in over 140 combat missions. In 1974, Bluford earned a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. Four years later, he earned his doctorate degree in the same subject and was picked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Program. August 30, 1983, he became the first African American to travel in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. He departed from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and completed several experiments as the shuttle orbited the Earth 98 times in 145 hours and landed in California at Edwards Air Force Base. Bluford went on to log 688 hours of space time and participated in three other missions, another aboard the Challenger and two aboard the Discovery. In 1993, he retired from NASA and the Air Force and began work in the aerospace division of companies, including the Federal Data Corporation and Northrop Grumman. He has also served as president of the Aerospace Technology Group. In 1997, Bluford was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame. He said, “I felt an awesome responsibility, and I took the responsibility very seriously, of being a role model and opening another door to black Americans, but the important thing is not that I am black, but that I did a good job as a scientist and an astronaut.” Learning Standards: I can read a biography about a person who has made a contribution in the field of science, technology, or mathematics. SCIENCE STARS Teachers, if you are using the St. Louis American’s NIE program and would like to nominate your class for a Classroom Spotlight, please email: [email protected]. Hamilton Elementary School 5th grade teacher Alecia Johnson helps with a STEM lesson on moisture using the newspaper with students Derrion Jackson, Aseani Myles, Travion Royster, and Lativia Williams. The school is in the St. Louis Public School District. Photo: Wiley Price / St. Louis American Content—Jennifer Wirthwein • Design—Beth Sharpe To apply to be an astronaut a pilot must have completed 1,000 hours of flying time in a jet aircraft. record how many times you go back and forth in one minute. e Finally, you will pump your legs to move the swing back and forth. Your partner will time you for one minute to record how many times you go back and forth. Reflect: How does adding a force (a push, or a pump of the legs) affect the frequency of the swing? How does this concept apply to astronauts, such as Guion S. Bluford? Learning Standards: I can follow directions to complete a procedure. I can analyze the results and apply them to a real life situation. CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT SCIENCE CORNER Food In Space! Have you ever wondered what astronauts eat in space? Handling food in space is tricky due to the effect of zero gravity. According to nasa.gov, astronauts are allotted 3.8 pounds of food per day. It is estimated that one pound of that is packaging. Foods must be individually packaged and stowed. All food is processed and precooked, so it is ready to eat. All items are freeze dried, dehydrated, or thermo-stabilized. Preparation is simple and usually involves adding water or heating. There is a fresh food locker for fruits and vegetables, but these foods must be eaten within the first two days or they spoil. Salt, pepper, taco sauce, hot pepper sauce, catsup, mayonnaise, and mustard are the condiments available on the space shuttle. On the Apollo 11 mission, astronauts ate two meals. One meal included bacon squares, peaches, sugar cookie cubes, coffee, and pineapple-grapefruit juice. The other meal included beef stew, cream of chicken soup, fruitcake, grape punch, and orange drink. This is quite a stretch from what was served on early missions. Worrying that astronauts might not be able to swallow in zero gravity, most food was pureed and eaten from tubes to avoid choking. When astronauts lost too much weight from these unappealing meals, the food choices were reevaluated. Today, the food choices are expanding. In 2001, astronauts enjoyed a vacuum sealed Pizza Hut pizza. NASA provides astronauts with tortillas made by the same company that supplies Taco Bell. Some astronauts have brought their own non- perishable food such as Pringles and M&Ms. In 2008, Sandra Magnus was the first person to cook a meal in space. She spent over an hour cooking onions and garlic in the space station’s food warmer. Her entrée included mesquite grilled tuna in a lemon garlic ginger marinade, and it was eaten from a bag. Learning Standards: I can read nonfiction text to find main idea and supporting details. MATH CONNECTION DID YOU KNOW? A manned rocket reaches the Moon in less time than it took a stagecoach to travel the length of England. Apollo 10’s command module was called “Charlie Brown” and the lunar module was called “Snoopy.” Snoopy, the Peanuts Comic Strip character, is the astronauts’ personal safety mascot. Six Apollo missions landed on the moon: Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. According to www.nasa.gov... President Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Bluford on STS-8 in 1983. STS-8 was the eighth space shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The Space Shuttle does zero to 17,000 mph in 8.5 minutes. The speed of the gases exiting the Solid Rocket Booster motor is 6,000 mph — three times the speed of a high-powered rifle. Object Estimated Actual Weight On Weight Weight The Moon ______________________________________________ 1. ____________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________
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ST. LOUIS AMERICAN • APRIL 17 - 23, 2014 A13
MAP CORNER
This special Newspaper In Education initiative is made possible through The St. Louis American Foundation and its NIE Corporate Partners:
The St. Louis American is proud to partner with Hazelwood, Ferguson-Florissant, Normandy, and the St. Louis Public School Districts to provide this classroom tool for STEM education for students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, with content based on Missouri Learning Standards.
stlamerican.com
Weight is the measurement of the pull of gravity on an object. The mass of an object doesn’t change; the weight, however, does change. When an astronaut travels to space, the change in gravity is the cause of the “weightlessness.”
For this activity, you will choose 5 objects in your classroom. First, estimate the weight. Next, use the scale to calculate the weight. Now pretend you are on the Moon, where gravity is about one-sixth that on Earth, and calculate what their weights would be. Record these weights in the last column.
Learning Standards: I can estimate and measure weight. I can calculate the effect of gravity on weight.
In this activity, you will learn about the laws of physics at work on the playground. You will learn about forces.
Materials Needed:
• Swing Set • Partner • Stopwatch
Procedure: q Sit on the swing and have your
partner give you one gentle push. Do not pump your legs. Your partner will use the stopwatch to record how many times you go back and forth in one minute.
w Next, your partner will give you a strong push. Do not pump your legs. Your partner will use the stopwatch to
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
Use the newspaper to complete these activities to sharpen your skills for the MAP test.
Activity One — American Rights: Examine current newspaper stories
for examples of rights being exercised, upheld, or abused. Find as many examples as you can (including photos), and identify the appropriate right.
Activity Two — The Law: Find stories in the newspaper about laws that are designed to protect us. Make a chart of
each law and its purpose. Discuss or debate the fairness of these laws. Which laws (or rules) are part of your everyday school experience? Are there other rules that you believe should be created for school?
Learning Standards: I can use the newspaper to locate information. I can identify rights and laws granted to citizens and explain their use and purpose.
Calculating Weight
Swing On A Pendumlum!
1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN IN SPACE AND AERONAUTICS ENGINEER:
Guion S. BlufordGuion S. Bluford was born on November 22, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1964, he graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in aerospace engineering. In college, he was a member of the US Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. After college, he used this experience when he served in the Vietnam War as a member of the Air Force.
He won several medals, including the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. Bluford flew in over 140 combat missions.
In 1974, Bluford earned a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. Four years later, he earned his doctorate degree in the same subject and was picked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Program.
August 30, 1983, he became the first African American to travel in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. He departed from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and completed several experiments as the shuttle orbited the Earth 98 times in 145 hours and landed in California at Edwards Air Force Base. Bluford went on to log 688 hours of space time and participated in three other missions, another aboard the Challenger and two aboard the Discovery.
In 1993, he retired from NASA and the Air Force and began work in the aerospace division of companies, including the Federal Data Corporation and Northrop Grumman. He has also served as president of the Aerospace Technology Group. In 1997, Bluford was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame. He said, “I felt an awesome responsibility, and I took the responsibility very seriously, of being a role model and opening another door to black Americans, but the important thing is not that I am black, but that I did a good job as a scientist and an astronaut.”
Learning Standards: I can read a biography about a person who has made a contribution in the field of science, technology, or mathematics.
SCIENCE STARS
Teachers, if you are using the St. Louis American’s NIE program and would like to nominate your class for a Classroom Spotlight, please email: [email protected].
Hamilton Elementary School 5th grade teacher Alecia Johnson helps with a STEM lesson on moisture using the newspaper with students Derrion Jackson, Aseani Myles, Travion Royster, and Lativia Williams. The school is in the St. Louis Public School District. Photo: Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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To apply to be an astronaut a pilot must have completed 1,000 hours of flying time in a jet aircraft.
record how many times you go back and forth in one minute.
e Finally, you will pump your legs to move the swing back and forth. Your partner will time you for one minute to record how many times you go back and forth.
Reflect: How does adding a force (a push, or a pump of the legs) affect the frequency of the swing? How does this
concept apply to astronauts, such as Guion S. Bluford?
Learning Standards: I can follow directions to complete a procedure. I can analyze the results and apply them to a real life situation.
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT
SCIENCE CORNER Food In Space!Have you ever wondered what astronauts eat in space? Handling food in space is tricky due to the effect of zero gravity. According to nasa.gov, astronauts are allotted 3.8 pounds of food per day. It is estimated that one pound of that is packaging. Foods must be individually packaged and stowed. All food is processed and precooked, so it is ready to eat. All items are freeze dried, dehydrated, or thermo-stabilized. Preparation is simple and usually involves adding water or heating. There is a fresh food locker for fruits and vegetables, but these foods must be eaten within the first two days or they spoil. Salt, pepper, taco sauce, hot pepper sauce, catsup, mayonnaise, and mustard are the condiments available on the space shuttle.
On the Apollo 11 mission, astronauts ate two meals. One meal included bacon squares, peaches, sugar cookie cubes, coffee, and pineapple-grapefruit juice. The other meal included beef stew, cream of chicken soup, fruitcake, grape
punch, and orange drink. This is quite a stretch from what was served on early missions. Worrying that
astronauts might not be able to swallow in zero gravity, most food was pureed and eaten from tubes to avoid choking. When astronauts lost too much weight from these unappealing meals, the food choices were reevaluated.
Today, the food choices are expanding. In 2001, astronauts enjoyed a vacuum sealed Pizza Hut pizza. NASA provides
astronauts with tortillas made by the same company that supplies Taco Bell. Some
astronauts have brought their own non-perishable food such as Pringles and
M&Ms. In 2008, Sandra Magnus was the first person to cook a meal in space. She spent over an
hour cooking onions and garlic in the space station’s food warmer. Her entrée included mesquite grilled tuna in a lemon garlic ginger marinade, and it was eaten from a bag.
Learning Standards: I can read nonfiction text to find main idea and supporting details.
MATH CONNECTION
DID YOU KNOW?
A manned rocket reaches the Moon in less time than it took a stagecoach to travel the length of England.
Apollo 10’s command module was called “Charlie Brown” and the lunar module was called “Snoopy.” Snoopy, the Peanuts Comic Strip character, is the astronauts’ personal safety mascot.
Six Apollo missions landed on the moon: Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
According to www.nasa.gov...
President Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010.
Bluford on STS-8 in 1983. STS-8 was the eighth space shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
The Space Shuttle does zero to 17,000 mph in 8.5 minutes. The speed of the gases exiting the Solid Rocket Booster motor is 6,000 mph — three times the speed of a high-powered rifle.
Object Estimated Actual Weight On Weight Weight The Moon______________________________________________
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________
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