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High School Activities
The Brain in Space: A Teacher's GuideProduced by Morehouse School of Medicine, this middle- and high-school neuroscience curriculum features activities focusing on the specific effects of weightlessness on neurobiology, vestibular function, spatial orientation and sleep and circadian rhythms. The guide was published after the NASA STS-90 - Neurolab Space Shuttle, which launched in April 1998.
The Brain in Space: A Teacher's Guide Download (PDF 3.5 MB)
Human Physiology in Space
This online text examines the human body's adaptation to microgravity. Six body systems are covered, including the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary system, blood, the fluid/electrolyte/hormone systems, muscles, bones, and the neurosensory system. Written by Barbara F. Lujan and Ronald J. White.
Online Version: Human Physiology in Space
What's Up With Jose and Cecilia's Story
These middle- and high-school curriculum guides are problem-based case studies on sleep and circadian rhythms and neurovestibular function. Problem-based instruction uses real-world problems as the context for learning. These studies give students enough information to proceed with investigations but require them to undertake further investigation to solve the problem at hand. In partnership with the Harvard Medical School Teacher Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine created these guides for 5th through 12th grade teachers and students.
What's Up With Jose Download (PDF 7.7 MB)
Cecilia's Story Download (PDF 2.4 MB)
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