Our World: Learning about Astronaut Gloves and Tools On-Board the International Space Station

Join Astronaut Sandy Magnus on-board the International Space Station as she explains how the astronauts use special tools in space and why astronaut gloves are so important.

Background Information

Grades K through 5

• NASA Amy Ross, Spacesuit Designer
• NASA International Space Station
• NASA Spacesuits and Spacewalking

Grades K through 12

• NASA Astronauts Assemble Tools to Test Space Technology
• NASA Glove Inspection Technology Lends a Helping Hand to Future Spacewalks
• NASA Innovative Tools for an Out-of-This-World Job
• NASA International Space Station Activity Kit
• NASA International Space Station Basics Components of the ISS
• NASA Spot the Station
• Smithsonian Tools of the (Astronaut) Trade

Activities

Grades K through 5

• NASA Train Like an Astronaut
• NASA 3D Resources 3D Models - Spacesuits

• NASA A Day In the Life Aboard the International Space Station

Grades K through 8

• NASA Student Glovebox