Hooked on science: How high can you jump in space?

Have you ever wanted to jump super high? If so, you may want to go to the moon. Here's some simple math that will show you how high you would jump in space.

Ingredients

* Calculator

* Pencil/pen

* Paper

* Measuring tape

Instructions

STEP 1: Using the measuring tape, determine how high you can jump on Earth.

STEP 2: Using the calculator, multiply how high you can jump on Earth by 6 to see how high you would jump on the moon.

Explanation

Because the moon has less gravity, you can jump a lot higher when compared to how high you would jump on Earth.

Jason Lindsey is a Science Outreach Educator for the Bootheel Youth Museum. Check out his Web site "Hooked On Science" at hookedonscience.org for webcasts and experiments that might get you hooked on science. Send him your science questions at jlindsey@bootheelyouthmuseum.org. More science experiments can be found at www.semissourian.com.