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NFB Space School - Health (Ages 12-14)

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This playlist from NFB Space School are focused on the many physiological and psychological health challenges faced by astronauts. This playlist is meant to engage students in a variety of activities, mental challenges, and team-building exercises that introduce them to the training regimen astronauts undertake when preparing for their journey into space. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici. Films in This Playlist Include Introduction What Does it Take? Exercise and Nutrition in Space Physical Preparation Exercising in Space Eating in Space Spacewalking The Suit Training What Does it Feel Like? Mental Preparation Mental Health for Astronauts Leadership and …

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NFB Space School - Health (Ages 12-14)

This playlist from NFB Space School are focused on the many physiological and psychological health challenges faced by astronauts. This playlist is meant to engage students in a variety of activities, mental challenges, and team-building exercises that introduce them to the training regimen astronauts undertake when preparing for their journey into space.

Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

Films in This Playlist Include
Introduction
What Does it Take?
Exercise and Nutrition in Space
Physical Preparation
Exercising in Space
Eating in Space
Spacewalking
The Suit
Training
What Does it Feel Like?
Mental Preparation
Mental Health for Astronauts
Leadership and Teamwork
Living in Microgravity
The Body in Microgravity
Sleeping in Space
Hygiene in Space
Returning to Gravity
Studying the Effects of Microgravity

Playlist

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 1 - Introduction
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 1 - Introduction
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 46 s

    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Health for Astronauts (Lesson 1).

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 - What Does It Take?
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 - What Does It Take?
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 5 min

    Describes the kind of candidates that NASA and CSA are looking for.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 2 - Chapter 1 - Physical Preparation
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 2 - Chapter 1 - Physical Preparation
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 5 min

    Describes how astronauts prepare their bodies to be able to work in space.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 2 - Chapter 2 - Exercising in Space
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 2 - Chapter 2 - Exercising in Space
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 6 min

    Describes the equipment and techniques used by astronauts to exercise in space.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 2 - Chapter 3 - Eating in Space
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 2 - Chapter 3 - Eating in Space
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 6 min

    Describes the foods and challenges of eating in space.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Spacewalking
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Spacewalking
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 50 s

    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Lesson 3.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Chapter 1 - The Suit
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Chapter 1 - The Suit
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 5 min

    Describes the characteristics of the Space Suit and how to put it on.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Chapter 2 - Training
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Chapter 2 - Training
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 3 min

    Describes how astronauts train in the Space Suit here on Earth.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Chapter 3 - What Does It Feel Like?
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 3 - Chapter 3 - What Does It Feel Like?
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 3 min

    Describes what it feels like to perform an actual Spacewalk.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 4 - Mental Preparation
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 4 - Mental Preparation
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 40 s

    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Lesson 4.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 4 - Chapter 1 - Mental Health for Astronauts
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 4 - Chapter 1 - Mental Health for Astronauts
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 6 min

    How astronauts train for the mental and psychological challenges of working and living in Space.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 4 - Chapter 2 - Leadership and Teamwork
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 4 - Chapter 2 - Leadership and Teamwork
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 5 min

    How astronauts learn to be good leaders as well as followers.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 5 - Chapter 4 - Returning to Gravity
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 5 - Chapter 4 - Returning to Gravity
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 4 min

    The impact of gravity on the astronaut’s body upon return to Earth.

  • NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 5 - Chapter 5 - Studying  the Effects of Microgravity
    NFB Space School - Health - Lesson 5 - Chapter 5 - Studying the Effects of Microgravity
    Rohan Fernando  &  Eva Madden 2015 4 min

    How studying the impacts of microgravity on astronauts can benefit humanity.