Microgravity Dice Game
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Microgravity Dice Game

What would happen if you rolled a pair of dice in a microgravity environment? With careful observations students will experiment and design the best prototype so that astronauts can play games using dice in microgravity.

View our introduction material, and then explore each Investigation Station below to find out more!

Grades: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Intro_to_Micro-G_Dice_Game.pdf Intro to Micro-G Dice Game - Google Slides Academic Standards Rolling dice in micro g with Gene

Investigation Station 1: Weight and Measurements for Dice

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Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DFz5dhQU_E

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Investigation Station 2: Magnet Test

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Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShcaHdIaq0
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Jw7cXVEhI
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm4wuuTdjlA

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Investigation Station 3: Dice Probability

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Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loY7-hxF1Sk
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAW_qNIDxZY
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8i8vP5xk_Q

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Investigation Station 4: Game Board and Dice Design

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Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGPHhmtF2gU

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