Classroom Activity Sheet:
Life in Space: International Space Station
How Do Astronauts Live in Space?

Group 4: Sanitation in Space

Name: _____________________________________________________________ Date ___________________________________________

Use this sheet to record your answers to your group’s research questions. You can also use it to take notes as you listen to your classmates’ presentations. Use your notes to fill out the sheet. To answer some of the questions, you will need to use the Internet links provided to view the full color image.

How do astronauts shower and use the bathroom in space?
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Do they need to wash dishes or laundry?
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How do they keep their living quarters clean?
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What special sanitation issues do astronauts face that those of us on Earth don't worry
about?
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Web Resources
Three Bedrooms, One Bath, Great Neighborhood (article)
<http://www.spacekids.com/missions/ISS_next_000828.html>
Sanitation
<http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/living_sanitation.htm>