This past week I went to a local elementary school for their Career Day. The fifth graders had a few professionals from the area come in and spend 20 minutes with each class to talk about their careers and answer questions with the kids. I talked about aerospace engineering and rocket science. I showed a […]
If you care about continuing a vibrant STEM ecosystem and fostering a prosperous future of innovation and human achievement (like I do), read the latest (April 2015) edition of the STEAM newsletter from Georgette Yakman. It has an incredible amount of valuable content. Passing it along here so you can help yourself or help others […]
Thanks to a very powerful (and automatic) Google Alert that I set up, I found out about more powerful after school STEM programs from Ellen Lettvin in the US Department of Education: Engagement, Creativity and Inspiration Found in New Afterschool STEM Programs. One program mentioned here that you definitely should check out is the NASA […]
There is another rocket science blog out there on the leading edge of cyberspace…and it’s transmitting the progress of the Dawn spacecraft which recently entered into orbit around Ceres! Marc Rayman, the Dawn chief engineer and mission director at JPL, is the author of the blog. If you didn’t know, Ceres is a dwarf […]
You don’t have to be an astronaut or rocket scientist to make a great contribution in aerospace and STEM education! Read this article in CollectSpace about a new initiative called ShareSpace which John Travolta and astronaut Buzz Aldrin are partnering on with a launch in 2015. This is fantastic news for anyone who wants […]
Continuing with more pictures and accounts of our fun family trip to the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas…the shuttle ride to the Mission Control Center and peek inside would have been worth the admission price alone. (For Part 1, please click here.) Big tip for other rocket science travelers–you get to see more […]
Lego has a proposal (and a design!) from a fan. If it gets enough votes of support from others then Lego will build it! There are other space craft and space stations under consideration too. Go to the LEGO site here and cast your vote of support! https://ideas.lego.com/projects/61057
I’ve been on the road this past week with the family so it’s been a break from the blog here. Now I’ve got some great photos and stories to share from our visit to the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas! It wasn’t just me who wanted to go here…although I was the most […]
Many teachers, administrators, parents, or community volunteers want to promote and provide more STEM in our schools. That’s fantastic! We need more champions for STEM! (Just like we need more rocket scientists!) One excellent resource that I found and subscribe to is the STEM Is Elementary newsletter from Bob Claymier. You can find it online […]
The biggest and best week of the year for lots of engineering (and future engineers) is coming up! February 22-28, 2015 is Engineer’s Week in the U.S. Thousands of events, programs, and activities are happening all around the country. Whether you are a student, parent, teacher, professional, or retiree there are fun and interesting things […]
