1. Conduct research on the following topics:
The effects of microgravity on food (How does space change food?)
The effects of microgravity on the body and the importance of nutrition (How does space affect astronauts’ eating experience and health?)
Food engineering and processing for space flight (What is being done? Who is doing it? How are issues like packaging, nutrition, or shelf-life addressed? )
2. Complete the graphic organizer with at least eight facts you learned from these sources.
3. Use this information to complete a 2-page paper that demonstrates your understanding.
ESSAY STRUCTURE:
Paragraph 1:What you have learned about processing food for spaceflight?
Paragraph 2:What have you learned about how microgravity changes the astronauts body and how these changes affect the nutrition that they need on the Space Station?
Paragraph 3:What have you learned about how to reduce fats, sodium, and sugars and still have some wonderful food?
Paragraph 4:What have you learned about the Johnson Space Center Food Laboratory?
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*This is NOT your final paper! It is a short essay to show that you have done your research and understand the topics.
