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This is what we learned from STiMG...
STiMG was a huge experiment for our 6th grade class! We liked the work. We liked learning about tops in 1g and the tops in 0g. This was the biggest experiment ever in the history of student learning. This is the biggest experiment our sixth grade class has ever done. It felt good. It was satisfying to work like scientists and researchers for NASA.
Read more about what we learned in our "Abstract".
Results of STiMG
We have collected and analyzed all the data from 1g and 0g! WE are so excited to share our news with the world!
How do things spin?
Students were asked to find things that spin from home. Each student brought the items from home that spin to share with the class. We found spoons, CDs, homemade tops, balls of all kinds, and this activity lead us into a couple of questions..."What is the definition of spinning? How do we know something is spinning?"
Students conducted experiments with the items they found at home. We wondered how long do our items spin? Why does something spin better than something else? How might we change the item so it is able to spin longer or better? Students also wondered if an item isn't balanced will it still spin? They wondered if balance matters in microgravity. Students then worked with other tops within groups to test over 30 different questions each with multiple hypotheses. Students will compare results of 1g to experiments microgravity aboard the KC-135!
How cool is this? Very.
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