Children will investigate different materials while they research the best insulator for a spacesuit.
View Extension Activity →Design Your Spacesuit
Principia Space Diary
Activity 0.4
Every astronaut needs a spacesuit to keep them safe. With digital and multimedia resources provided, students will research the types of spacesuits astronauts need, and the features they include, then they will design their own suit.

Support Materials
Video
Multimedia Downloads
PowerPoint Presentation: The Sokol Space Suit (2.51 MB pptx) ↓ Video: Lucy Hawking and Dallas Campbell discuss the Sokol Spacesuit (54.95 MB mov) ↓Links
Extension Activity
Investigating Materials
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