Contributor Shelley Canright

Update
04-30-2013
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Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
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One of the side effects of space travel is the demineralization of bones. Calcium enters the blood, is filtered by the kidneys, and can produce kidney stones. In this activity, students will analyze the effect of increasing water consumption, reducing salt consumption, and taking potassium citrate supplements on renal stone formation.