How to make Astronaut Food
This activity is taken from “Let’s Go Live with Maddie & Greg”, a live family science show on YouTube!
“We love this activity because it can taste really yummy if you have a play with the ingredients!”
Safety first!
Make sure to avoid any food which may cause allergies with friends if making for other people.
Always ask permission from a grown-up before choosing your ingredients.
In this activity, you will be able create your own astronaut pudding.
1. Mix your powdered ingredients and place inside your bag. Get your bag and your straw.
2. Place the straw at one end and seal the bag all the way to the straw.
3. Use a funnel to add water to your sealed bag.
4. Squeeze the bag gently to mix the powdered ingredients and the water together.
5. When everything is thoroughly mixed, you can give your astro pudding to any budding astronauts you meet or try it yourself!
Astronauts often eat freeze-dried food or dehydrated food; the reason being limited space and weight allowances on board the rocket or space station. Dehydrating food removes the water which makes it lighter and less bulky.
Microgravity on the space station means that particles of food could float off and interfere with electronics. To prevent this, food is specially designed and carefully packaged so the astronauts can eat or drink without any of the food escaping into the hold.
Our favourite fact
During his time on the ISS, Astronaut Tim Peake’s food treats included the first bacon sandwich to EVER be eaten in Space!
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Curriculum Objectives
Year 3: Pupils should be taught to identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat.
Year 4: Pupils should be taught to know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution.
Year 4: Pupils should be taught to explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible.
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