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Thanks, Scott.

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Okay, guys, it's time for you to become a scientist

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and apply your estimation and measurement skills

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with this program's hands-on activity.

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It was developed by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.

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Hey, let's check in on the students

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at the New Mexico School for the Deaf in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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NASA Connect asked us to show you this program's hands-on activities.

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The first activity is called Serving Sizes.

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Here are the main objectives for the first activity.

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Students, you will estimate serving sizes of different foods

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and compare their estimates to serving size information

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provided on Nutrition Facts food labels.

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Good morning, class.

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Food labels and other guides often use serving sizes

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to describe a recommended single portion of food or drink.

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NASA Connect asked us to investigate the question,

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what is a serving size?

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Your teacher will provide you with the Nutrition Facts labels

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from these food items.

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One bag of frozen peas, one box of dry breakfast cereal,

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one bag of popped popcorn, and a two-liter bottle of soft drink.

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Copies of the labels are to be distributed to groups.

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You are to determine appropriate serving sizes for the different foods.

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Write the word Estimate onto three paper plates and onto one cup.

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Mark the other three paper plates and cup as Food Label.

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On the student handout, write the name of each food

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under the Food Name column.

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For each food, estimate how many cups or fractions of cups

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Make up one serving size.

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Record your estimate in the second column of the table

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and measure the portions into the estimate plates and cup.

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Next, measure onto the Food Label plate and cup

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the serving size for each food based on the Nutrition Facts label.

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You are then to write a short paragraph

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answering the activities discussion questions.

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If you have access to Personal Digital Assistance, or PDAs,

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PDA is a great device for keeping a journal.

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You can use the infrared capabilities to peer-edit journal entries with others.

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Later in the show, our students at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

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will show you the second activity called Your Energy Needs.

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Back to you, Jennifer.