1. Neutral Buoyancy and Deep Sea Diver!
NASA North Dakota Space Grant Consortium

2. Deep Sea Diver Goal: Design and Build a Neutrally Buoyant Object
What does it mean to be neutrally buoyant?
Balancing act between forces
Densities are equal
Which planet would “float” in a giant pool of water?

3. Deep Sea Diver
Can you think of neutrally buoyant objects that exist in real life?
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4. Deep Sea Diver
Challenge: NASA is preparing for a mission to Mars and the astronauts need to practice procedures in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. Your job is to design a tool that can be used in the NBL for astronaut training.
Make predictions on materials
Design your “deep sea diver!”
Share your design idea with other teams
Redesign!
Good luck!