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WHY DO ASTRONAUTS EAT TORTILLAS INSTEAD OF BREAD?

Books

Bredeson, Carmen. Living on a Space Shuttle. Children's Press, 2003. ISBN: 0516225286

Moreno, Nancy; Clayton, Sonia; Cutler, Paula; Young, Martha; and Tharp, Barbara: National Space Biomedical Research Institute: Food and Fitness Activities Guide for Teachers. Baylor College of Medicine, 2004. (Download this book at http://www.nsbri.org/Education/Elem_Act.html)

Mullane, R. Mike. Do Your Ears Pop in Space? John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1997. ISBN: 047115404

Walker, Niki and Bobbie Kalman. The Life of an Astronaut (Eye On The Universe). Crabtree Publishing, 2000. ISBN: 0865056935

Web Sites

Living in space - Space Food
Food fights aren't allowed in space - but find out more about what does happen in space and how foods are prepared for space travel. http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html

Space Nutrition Newsletters
These newsletters are "just for kids," though adults will like finding out more about space nutrition, too. http://haco.jsc.nasa.gov/resources/kid_zone.cfm

No pizza in space?
Find out more about what astronauts can and cannot eat in space. http://www.nasaexplores.com/show2_articlea.php?id=01-022

What would YOU take into space?
Visit this NASA Food Technology web site to determine what kinds of foods are best to take into space. http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/pages/kids.htm
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National Science Education Standards (NSES)

Content Standard A: Science as Inquiry

  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (K–8)
  • Understandings about scientific inquiry (K–8)

Content Standard B: Physical Science

  • Properties of objects and materials (K–4)

Content Standard E: Science and Technology

  • Abilities of technological design (K–8)
  • Understanding about science and technology (K–8)

National Health Education Standards (NHES)

Health Education Standard 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.

  • Identify responsible health behaviors
  • Identify personal health needs

International Technology Education Association (ITEA)

Standard 3: Relationships among technologies and the connections between technology and other fields.

  • Various relationships exist between technology and other fields of study (3–5)