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STEMonstration 7: Surface Tension

Lesson Plan Details

Age Ranges:

  • Elementary
  • Middle School

Duration:

50 Minutes

Cost:

This program is free.

The surface tension of water plays a unique role in living and working onboard the International Space Station. Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold demonstrate how water’s molecular properties behave in microgravity.

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