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Microgravity Demonstration Kit

  • Bring microgravity into your classroom!
     
  • Demonstrate how astronauts "float" in the International Space Station.
     
  • Demonstrate free fall and orbits and show how they are related!
     
  • Show students that it is not "zero-gravity" up in space.
     
  • Make a feather fall at 9.8 m/s/s.
     
  • Demonstrate Newton's Laws.
     
  • and More!
     
  • Included in the kit is an instructional booklet.

"Thank you! I tested out the Microgravity kit and love it. My daughter had a blast." - branch manager of a county public library in Maryland

A very important component of the kit is the booklet that explains the concepts and application of the demonstrations to space flight and exploration. The complete kit includes the booklet and all components shown in the figure except for the two clear empty bottles. Information is supplied to allow Leaky Water Bottles and Astronauts In Bottles to be made for each student. Some minor assembly is necessary using recycled plastic bottles which could be a class project.

  1. The complete kit includes the devices shown in the photograph.
  2. An option is to purchase the instruction booklet and assemble the devices with local, readily-available components.
  3. An option is to purchase additional sets of devices for classroom investigation or to conduct teacher workshops.

Empty 2 liter bottles and small water or soda bottles are usually readily available to be used. Other options for the smaller bottles are soup cans or similar.

These devices may be used to illstrate a variety of physical science aspects of the real world including rocket launches, orbital motion of our moon and the planets, microgravity in orbit, forces and motions, and more.

Ready to Order?

Order from the Mr. Microgravity home page by mailing a check or money order along with an order form. A secure payment may be made with a credit card through PayPal, even without a PayPal account.