I was involved in the Young Astronauts Program, Space Camp, and other
NASA-related outreach programs growing up. Exploring space has always
been my driving passion and I am fortunate to have had the support from
my family and my teachers to pursue that dream.
One of the reasons why I'm proud to be a part of the ISS National Laboratory Office team now is our education and outreach mission. It's important to me to help inspire America's youth to reach for the stars, just as I was. I'm excited that we're actually sponsoring a national science competition, Kids In Micro-G!, in partnership with Disney and Pixar, where the selected experiment proposals will actually be done on the International Space Station by our astronauts.
Buzz on the ISS
If you have a child, grandchild, niece, nephew, godchild, or just a special kid you know in 5th through 8th grade, I encourage you to go to the website above and share this opportunity with them. I know there are teachers who read this blog, so I especially challenge you to take the lead and help your students submit entries.
The premise is pretty simple. Design a science experiment where the results in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station will be observably different than here on Earth. You'll have to do it from a list of on-orbit supplies and in no more than 10 minutes.
Buzz Lightyear watches Swedish fish "swim" in a ball of water on the ISS
I can't wait to see all the creative proposals America's teachers and youth are able to come up with. You can guarantee that I'll be sitting on console watching when the experiments are performed, too! This is an amazing chance to be a part of something special. Take it and have fun with it.
One of the reasons why I'm proud to be a part of the ISS National Laboratory Office team now is our education and outreach mission. It's important to me to help inspire America's youth to reach for the stars, just as I was. I'm excited that we're actually sponsoring a national science competition, Kids In Micro-G!, in partnership with Disney and Pixar, where the selected experiment proposals will actually be done on the International Space Station by our astronauts.
Buzz on the ISS
If you have a child, grandchild, niece, nephew, godchild, or just a special kid you know in 5th through 8th grade, I encourage you to go to the website above and share this opportunity with them. I know there are teachers who read this blog, so I especially challenge you to take the lead and help your students submit entries.
The premise is pretty simple. Design a science experiment where the results in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station will be observably different than here on Earth. You'll have to do it from a list of on-orbit supplies and in no more than 10 minutes.
Buzz Lightyear watches Swedish fish "swim" in a ball of water on the ISS
I can't wait to see all the creative proposals America's teachers and youth are able to come up with. You can guarantee that I'll be sitting on console watching when the experiments are performed, too! This is an amazing chance to be a part of something special. Take it and have fun with it.
Ok.. first... carguy, I suggest you grow a pair and find out for yourself and tell us all about it..in detail...LOL
Jkugler.. I think that will be fun , not only for the kids involved but for you to be watching .. I bet they come up with some really interesting ones.
The problem with our public schools is that they don't encourage children to participate in the local science fairs. I thought all schools did that. I went to a small private school and I always looked forward to that event. When my kids came along and went to public school, I was shocked to find out that they just don't do that. I tried, to get them involved but the teachers would tell me it had to be in their curriculum and it wasn't.
I suggest anyone that can afford it .. to send their kid to private school.. soooo much better all around.
jk: I know I am NOT a kid. But, you said: "The premise is pretty simple. Design a science experiment where the results in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station will be observably different than here on Earth."
Well.......I thought.......and thought....and then, it came to me. Interesting, entertaining, especially since MOST of your "fans" are guys..... BREASTS. Female mammary glands. How would they behave in space were they not restrained in some sort of bra???
Would they behave like in a swimming pool? I think not as the water provides artificial buoyancy. I would think, women would not "need" a bra in space.
Anyway............I am curious.