Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy
Cool beans! I figured it out! Here is my first rough presentation... I will need to tweak it still.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Cub Scout Presentation
So, I had my first space presentation yesterday. I think that it went well. There were about 50 people there, including adults. The kids ranged in age from first to fifth grades. I think that they enjoyed the powerpoint. I was amazed how much some of them knew! I had a couple boys that could answer almost every question I asked! Nice! I was glad it was well recieved, and perhaps I can get a few more under my belt soon.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
More...
So nice to have GOOD PR for our school...
"Heather Hunt wears a NASA flight suite as she leads her class up the stairs of North Middle School in Lima. Heather attended a NASA Space Camp in Alabama this summer and will be implementing her experience to this year's curriculum."
First day!!
Wow, where to start! The school year has started already. Where did my summer go? It sure flew by!
I started our first day of school with the NASA suit on outside the front of our school. I sure got funny looks, and a little media coverage. The local TV station was here as well as our newspaper. COOL!
I also have a great bulletin board up, and am planning my first public 'seminar' for a local Boy Scout group in September!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Celebration and Looking Forward
In celebration and looking towards the future, I felt I should share this clip. Very interesting and cool!
The Constellation Program
The Constellation Program
Thursday, July 9, 2009
I am still 'spacey'!
Wow, I still am scratching my head and wondering if I imagined my week in Huntsville. I am trying to share my story with anyone who will listen. Even the gentleman at the Y was hearing the story. Before it was said and done, I had a circle of people listening the other day.
I also made the local paper. They did a really nice job with it!
Jul 09, 2009
Teacher 'spaces out' for a week
By SARA ARTHURS
Staff Writer
Heather Hunt couldn't believe she had been selected to participate in Space Camp. Now, she's preparing to use what she learned there to help her students better grasp science concepts.
Hunt, a resident of Findlay, teaches special education classes at Lima North Middle School in Lima.
Hunt attended through the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy, a program in which the Honeywell company provides scholarships for teachers to attend Space Camp at the education department of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Alabama.
Hunt was one of about 400 teachers selected to attend from around the world. She said she enjoyed meeting the teachers from other countries.
Among her tasks were a simulated parachute jump, helicopter crash and space shuttle mission.
"I am afraid of heights and I get carsick, so it was a big challenge for me to do these things," Hunt said.
Hunt particularly liked the shuttle mission.
"It was the coolest thing," she said.
There were 20 people in her group, and each was given a job to do. One person might be mission control, another the commander of a shuttle and a third a payload specialist. The people in mission control talked the others through their tasks. For example, the person flying the shuttle had to flip switches on and off in the correct order, Hunt said.
Hunt's task was to do a space walk and repair a satellite. Once the shuttle got into orbit, she was strapped into a machine that simulates flying in space. The machine moved her around, so she had to be tethered to the satellite she was fixing.
"Otherwise, you would float away from it," she said.
She and her fellow "astronauts" wore blue space suits. Hunt said she had hoped to wear the traditional white space suit, but they were being disinfected because some children who had gone to Space Camp were ill.
In a second shuttle mission, Hunt's job was to do experiments on the space station, testing soil from Mars to find out the acidity and what could grow there.
Hunt also liked the Multi-Axis Trainer.
"It's like a gyroscope, and it spins you so you can feel what it would be like to tumble into the atmosphere," she said.
Another task was doing a simulated space walk, in which Hunt had to go out and fix a telescope. She said it took about 45 minutes.
On her blog, Hunt refers to herself as "Space Cadet Hunt."
Hunt spent a week at Space Camp, and said a highlight was getting to meet astronauts while there.
Hunt never expected to get to go the camp. She received an e-mail at school and was interested but didn't think about it afterward.
"I applied on a whim, and I forgot about it," she said.
She received a letter in the mail saying she had been selected, and said her surprised response made her husband wonder what was going on.
Hunt went to her doctor to get a motion sickness patch and said she did not get sick during the camp.
"I participated in everything, no matter what," she said.
One particularly scary task was jumping off a 42-foot tower in a simulated parachute jump. Hunt also had to go through a simulated helicopter crash.
Hunt said she has always been interested in watching the space shuttle take off, but now she has a better understanding of the science behind it, and hopes to share it with her students.
"I hope it will further their quest for wanting to learn about space... . I hope that my excitement will get the kids excited," she said.
Science studied in space comes back to help scientists on Earth, she said.
Hunt said that while her classes cover several different subjects, science is one of them and she is always looking for new ways to teach it and new training.
She said Space Camp was one of the best such trainings she's had.
"It was just so incredible," she said. "Next to getting married, I think it probably was the coolest experience I've ever had."
The experience will carry over into her classroom, since she can share what she has learned with her students.
Along with the tasks like the shuttle simulation, there was also a lot of classroom instruction in which the Space Camp attendees learned some of the science behind what they were doing.
Hunt learned that the difference in temperature between the surface and the atmosphere of Mars is such that, if a person were to stand there, their feet would be warm enough to wear flip-flops but their head cool enough they'd need a hat.
Hunt said it's important for teachers to know about science so they can pass it on to their students.
"Our next astronauts are now in the fourth to eighth grade," she said. "They want to go back to the moon in 2020 and they want to go to Mars in 2030."
Even for those who can't go into space, that sense of adventure can translate into other areas of life, she said.
"Explore the world around you, because you never know what you're going to find.... If you don't explore, you don't learn anything new," she said.
Arthurs: (419) 427-8494
Send an e-mail to Sara Arthurs
I also made the local paper. They did a really nice job with it!
Jul 09, 2009
Teacher 'spaces out' for a week
By SARA ARTHURS
Staff Writer
Heather Hunt couldn't believe she had been selected to participate in Space Camp. Now, she's preparing to use what she learned there to help her students better grasp science concepts.
Hunt, a resident of Findlay, teaches special education classes at Lima North Middle School in Lima.
Hunt attended through the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy, a program in which the Honeywell company provides scholarships for teachers to attend Space Camp at the education department of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Alabama.
Hunt was one of about 400 teachers selected to attend from around the world. She said she enjoyed meeting the teachers from other countries.
Among her tasks were a simulated parachute jump, helicopter crash and space shuttle mission.
"I am afraid of heights and I get carsick, so it was a big challenge for me to do these things," Hunt said.
Hunt particularly liked the shuttle mission.
"It was the coolest thing," she said.
There were 20 people in her group, and each was given a job to do. One person might be mission control, another the commander of a shuttle and a third a payload specialist. The people in mission control talked the others through their tasks. For example, the person flying the shuttle had to flip switches on and off in the correct order, Hunt said.
Hunt's task was to do a space walk and repair a satellite. Once the shuttle got into orbit, she was strapped into a machine that simulates flying in space. The machine moved her around, so she had to be tethered to the satellite she was fixing.
"Otherwise, you would float away from it," she said.
She and her fellow "astronauts" wore blue space suits. Hunt said she had hoped to wear the traditional white space suit, but they were being disinfected because some children who had gone to Space Camp were ill.
In a second shuttle mission, Hunt's job was to do experiments on the space station, testing soil from Mars to find out the acidity and what could grow there.
Hunt also liked the Multi-Axis Trainer.
"It's like a gyroscope, and it spins you so you can feel what it would be like to tumble into the atmosphere," she said.
Another task was doing a simulated space walk, in which Hunt had to go out and fix a telescope. She said it took about 45 minutes.
On her blog, Hunt refers to herself as "Space Cadet Hunt."
Hunt spent a week at Space Camp, and said a highlight was getting to meet astronauts while there.
Hunt never expected to get to go the camp. She received an e-mail at school and was interested but didn't think about it afterward.
"I applied on a whim, and I forgot about it," she said.
She received a letter in the mail saying she had been selected, and said her surprised response made her husband wonder what was going on.
Hunt went to her doctor to get a motion sickness patch and said she did not get sick during the camp.
"I participated in everything, no matter what," she said.
One particularly scary task was jumping off a 42-foot tower in a simulated parachute jump. Hunt also had to go through a simulated helicopter crash.
Hunt said she has always been interested in watching the space shuttle take off, but now she has a better understanding of the science behind it, and hopes to share it with her students.
"I hope it will further their quest for wanting to learn about space... . I hope that my excitement will get the kids excited," she said.
Science studied in space comes back to help scientists on Earth, she said.
Hunt said that while her classes cover several different subjects, science is one of them and she is always looking for new ways to teach it and new training.
She said Space Camp was one of the best such trainings she's had.
"It was just so incredible," she said. "Next to getting married, I think it probably was the coolest experience I've ever had."
The experience will carry over into her classroom, since she can share what she has learned with her students.
Along with the tasks like the shuttle simulation, there was also a lot of classroom instruction in which the Space Camp attendees learned some of the science behind what they were doing.
Hunt learned that the difference in temperature between the surface and the atmosphere of Mars is such that, if a person were to stand there, their feet would be warm enough to wear flip-flops but their head cool enough they'd need a hat.
Hunt said it's important for teachers to know about science so they can pass it on to their students.
"Our next astronauts are now in the fourth to eighth grade," she said. "They want to go back to the moon in 2020 and they want to go to Mars in 2030."
Even for those who can't go into space, that sense of adventure can translate into other areas of life, she said.
"Explore the world around you, because you never know what you're going to find.... If you don't explore, you don't learn anything new," she said.
Arthurs: (419) 427-8494
Send an e-mail to Sara Arthurs
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Basic Life at Space Camp
I must thank HONEYWELL from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful opportunity that I was given to come to camp. They really took great care of us. I also heard that they even footed the bill to give us better food than the regular campers at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center.
Breakfast was served around 7:30 every day. We got up from our dorm room and took the bus over to the facility. Breakfast always had scrambled eggs, biscuits and fruit. Some days we had bacon, others sausage. Cereal was generally there is well. I had oatmeal with butter on it for the first time too (I could not help but think of Paula Deen! It must be a southern thing!)
Lunches were burgers, or some sort of sandwich. We had chips, more fruit and a salad bar available.
Dinners were great. We had what they called BBQ one night (pulled pork ummm!) Pizza, fajitas, Italian and whatnot. The food was great.
As I mentioned before, we stayed at the University of Alabama Huntsville. There were 4 of us in a suite and we each had our own room. The beds were not the greatest by adult standards, but they were serviceable. We shared a bathroom and a shower with one other person and the lounge with the other 3 suite mates.
My Other Campmate's Blogs
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/education/blog/2009/06/teachers_first_day_at_space_ca.html
This was published in the Baltimore Sun....
Teachers' first day at Space Camp
This week, 33 middle school math and science teachers from the Baltimore area are in Huntsville, Ala., to participate in the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program. They will be blogging about their experiences all week. Here are the reports from two teachers about their first day.
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From Sabourah Abdunafi of ConneXions Community Leadership Academy in Baltimore:
The first day of camp was filled with excitement. We started with a wonderful breakfast. I met so many people from Maryland. That was one of the best feelings in the world: We always hear people speak of Maryland’s educational system being so low and we have over 30 teachers here. Every activity we had, the leaders would ask where you are from, and someone would say Maryland. I could hear a few people saying — here we go, or another one? We are really representing here!
The team-building activity was my favorite part of the day. This is something that we do in advisory at my school and it really works. We got into a circle and went around, saying our name, I’m going to space camp, and I’m bringing some item or person. Then each person would repeat until we got to the end of the circle saying each name and what they are bringing. At the end of the activity, I knew everyone’s name. At no time during the day did I have to say what’s your name?
Then we did a second activity that I’ve also done with my advisory, where everyone is in a circle and each person grabs the hands of a person across the circle to make a human knot. We were doing well with this from the beginning. Everyone communicated and we were getting loose. Then a group member, Luis, had to let go because he was afraid he would throw out his back. I was worried about him because it happened to me once before. Another group member recommended that we start over and try again — and we did. It was nice to see that Luis didn’t want to quit. The second time I was stuck, tangled, under the group and Luis threw his back out. A few people let go and the remainder of the group continued. The activity was all about communication and teamwork and my group, DESTINY, is all about both.
We then toured the Davidson Center Museum. It was amazing. When you see rockets launch on TV or watch movies about space shuttle missions, you really have no idea the size of these machines. We were taking pictures and we couldn’t get the entire rocket into the photo from any angle. We learned about all of the women who have been in space, saw the patches that represent each space shuttle mission, discussed the issues with each of the missions and how they learned from them and improved for the next one. Thinking back as I write, it reminds me of all of the things that you do in a classroom to get your students thinking.
We were in and out of buildings, going from heat to A/C to heat again, then we went to lunch. The food was like school lunch — sandwiches, chips, salad, soda and water. Nothing to really write home about. But what came after lunch was the beginning of why we are here.
We had shuttle orientation. We learned some of the acronyms used in shuttle missions. I was so beat during this from the heat that I found myself nodding. I guess that’s what my students feel like after a morning of classes, lunch and recess. The difference I found was that regardless of how exhausted I was beginning to feel, I wouldn’t fall asleep because I knew that there was something I really wanted to learn. I may need to rethink the way I present my information sometimes when I return to school in the fall so no matter how tired my students are, they will find a way to see it through the lesson to the end and own their education.
We had a mission overview where we learned about the functions of personnel on the mission and applied for positions. Then we created a bottle rocket and launched it outside of the classroom. It is amazing what you can do with the basics from around the house. We broke into groups of three and four, and using a soda bottle, cardboard, tape, clay and water, we made bottle rockets. Simple yet amazing.
To end the day, we had a run-through of the discovery mission, going into space to repair a satellite. The walk-through was so difficult and confusing. Again, that’s how our students feel when they come into our classes. I was required to be in two places, learning two positions at once. Then during the mission I had to communicate between two groups of people, and monitor what was going on in both places for safety. It was scary to think that this is what people have done, then it was amazing to know that it has been done and I can do it too! That is the feeling that I am excited to come home and instill in my students. No matter how difficult things are, you can do it if you set your mind to it.
My night ended with me hanging out with a few team members for about an hour and passing out with my clothes on. This is what learning is all about. It’s great to be a student again.
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From Susan Allen of Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology in Baltimore County:
It is now the morning of the second day of Space Camp. I was supposed to blog last night after returning to the dorm and before going to sleep. I was absolutely unable to do that. Not only was a computer not available, but my brain was also not available.
Our first day started at 7:15 with a bus ride to the Rocket Center for breakfast. From that time until 9 p.m., we were busy with no downtime at all. After breakfast, we met our fellow team members. There are 18 of us on Team Inspiration. We come from several U.S. states (including Maryland, Texas and Florida) and several other countries (England, Romania, India and the Philippines). We range in age from the 20s to the 60s.
After breakfast, we did some team building and then went on a tour of the Davidson Center Museum. Let me tell you how excited everyone is, how connected we are already. We were going up a curved stairway when someone had the brilliant idea to have us line up along the railing and have our picture taken from the first floor. Everyone suddenly was putting their cameras on the floor near the designated photographer to have the picture on their own camera. Another team was passing by and they all helped to take our pictures so it did not take long for all of the cameras to be used and then it was our turn to take pictures of the other group lined up on the stairs. What a great group of people to just jump to help each other.
The museum was wonderful. We really could appreciate the size of the rockets that are needed to send a space capsule to the moon. When you see the rockets standing upright, you know that they are large. When they are lying on the side and you walk under them, you really know how enormous they are. We were given so much information; it was hard to digest all of it. I did take notes so I can refer to my notes later. Also, now I am hoping to have time to go to one of the gift shops so that I can buy a book or two. The information will mean so much more to me now that I have actually seen the rockets, etc. in person.
After the museum, we had lunch. Lunch is scheduled for 30 minutes. By the time we walked there, we had about 20 minutes before we had to leave to walk to our next activity.
We had our shuttle orientation, where we were introduced to many acronyms and saw a PowerPoint about shuttle missions. Then we were told about the positions that we could be assigned for our own mission and were asked to write down the positions that we would like to be assigned. Our counselors then assigned us our positions. There will be two missions that we will participate in. Everyone got their first choice for one of the missions. I was assigned my first choice for our first mission. I am the COMMANDER.
We then went to train for our mission. Astronauts train for several years. Teachers are so wonderful that we train for 90 minutes! (Today we will complete our mission.) As the commander I will have to prepare the spacecraft for liftoff and then land the craft. I got to practice the pre-takeoff procedures one and a half times and the landing about three times. I had much trouble landing the orbiter. We may crash upon landing today and they said that there are no do-overs for the “actual” mission.
After dinner, we worked on our team’s mission patch. Our team came up with no final decision and we were told that we had to meet as a team back at the dorm. We need a patch design by Wednesday evening. As we were waiting around for our turns at the Astronaut Simulations, some of us discussed our patch and one lady had a wonderful idea. I sent our team members over to her and everyone who heard her idea thought it was good. Maybe we won’t have to spend much time meeting.
Astronaut Simulations was absolutely great. The moon gravity walk was much fun. The machine that spins you around as though you were in a downspin was unbelievable. My husband was sure that I would not do that activity. He was wrong! It is indescribable. The simulations took a long time so we were late getting back to the dorm. I was totally exhausted.
Well, that was the first day at space camp. It is now 6:30 a.m.
This was published in the Baltimore Sun....
Teachers' first day at Space Camp
This week, 33 middle school math and science teachers from the Baltimore area are in Huntsville, Ala., to participate in the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program. They will be blogging about their experiences all week. Here are the reports from two teachers about their first day.
SabourahAbdunafi.jpg
From Sabourah Abdunafi of ConneXions Community Leadership Academy in Baltimore:
The first day of camp was filled with excitement. We started with a wonderful breakfast. I met so many people from Maryland. That was one of the best feelings in the world: We always hear people speak of Maryland’s educational system being so low and we have over 30 teachers here. Every activity we had, the leaders would ask where you are from, and someone would say Maryland. I could hear a few people saying — here we go, or another one? We are really representing here!
The team-building activity was my favorite part of the day. This is something that we do in advisory at my school and it really works. We got into a circle and went around, saying our name, I’m going to space camp, and I’m bringing some item or person. Then each person would repeat until we got to the end of the circle saying each name and what they are bringing. At the end of the activity, I knew everyone’s name. At no time during the day did I have to say what’s your name?
Then we did a second activity that I’ve also done with my advisory, where everyone is in a circle and each person grabs the hands of a person across the circle to make a human knot. We were doing well with this from the beginning. Everyone communicated and we were getting loose. Then a group member, Luis, had to let go because he was afraid he would throw out his back. I was worried about him because it happened to me once before. Another group member recommended that we start over and try again — and we did. It was nice to see that Luis didn’t want to quit. The second time I was stuck, tangled, under the group and Luis threw his back out. A few people let go and the remainder of the group continued. The activity was all about communication and teamwork and my group, DESTINY, is all about both.
We then toured the Davidson Center Museum. It was amazing. When you see rockets launch on TV or watch movies about space shuttle missions, you really have no idea the size of these machines. We were taking pictures and we couldn’t get the entire rocket into the photo from any angle. We learned about all of the women who have been in space, saw the patches that represent each space shuttle mission, discussed the issues with each of the missions and how they learned from them and improved for the next one. Thinking back as I write, it reminds me of all of the things that you do in a classroom to get your students thinking.
We were in and out of buildings, going from heat to A/C to heat again, then we went to lunch. The food was like school lunch — sandwiches, chips, salad, soda and water. Nothing to really write home about. But what came after lunch was the beginning of why we are here.
We had shuttle orientation. We learned some of the acronyms used in shuttle missions. I was so beat during this from the heat that I found myself nodding. I guess that’s what my students feel like after a morning of classes, lunch and recess. The difference I found was that regardless of how exhausted I was beginning to feel, I wouldn’t fall asleep because I knew that there was something I really wanted to learn. I may need to rethink the way I present my information sometimes when I return to school in the fall so no matter how tired my students are, they will find a way to see it through the lesson to the end and own their education.
We had a mission overview where we learned about the functions of personnel on the mission and applied for positions. Then we created a bottle rocket and launched it outside of the classroom. It is amazing what you can do with the basics from around the house. We broke into groups of three and four, and using a soda bottle, cardboard, tape, clay and water, we made bottle rockets. Simple yet amazing.
To end the day, we had a run-through of the discovery mission, going into space to repair a satellite. The walk-through was so difficult and confusing. Again, that’s how our students feel when they come into our classes. I was required to be in two places, learning two positions at once. Then during the mission I had to communicate between two groups of people, and monitor what was going on in both places for safety. It was scary to think that this is what people have done, then it was amazing to know that it has been done and I can do it too! That is the feeling that I am excited to come home and instill in my students. No matter how difficult things are, you can do it if you set your mind to it.
My night ended with me hanging out with a few team members for about an hour and passing out with my clothes on. This is what learning is all about. It’s great to be a student again.
Susan%20Allen.jpg
From Susan Allen of Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology in Baltimore County:
It is now the morning of the second day of Space Camp. I was supposed to blog last night after returning to the dorm and before going to sleep. I was absolutely unable to do that. Not only was a computer not available, but my brain was also not available.
Our first day started at 7:15 with a bus ride to the Rocket Center for breakfast. From that time until 9 p.m., we were busy with no downtime at all. After breakfast, we met our fellow team members. There are 18 of us on Team Inspiration. We come from several U.S. states (including Maryland, Texas and Florida) and several other countries (England, Romania, India and the Philippines). We range in age from the 20s to the 60s.
After breakfast, we did some team building and then went on a tour of the Davidson Center Museum. Let me tell you how excited everyone is, how connected we are already. We were going up a curved stairway when someone had the brilliant idea to have us line up along the railing and have our picture taken from the first floor. Everyone suddenly was putting their cameras on the floor near the designated photographer to have the picture on their own camera. Another team was passing by and they all helped to take our pictures so it did not take long for all of the cameras to be used and then it was our turn to take pictures of the other group lined up on the stairs. What a great group of people to just jump to help each other.
The museum was wonderful. We really could appreciate the size of the rockets that are needed to send a space capsule to the moon. When you see the rockets standing upright, you know that they are large. When they are lying on the side and you walk under them, you really know how enormous they are. We were given so much information; it was hard to digest all of it. I did take notes so I can refer to my notes later. Also, now I am hoping to have time to go to one of the gift shops so that I can buy a book or two. The information will mean so much more to me now that I have actually seen the rockets, etc. in person.
After the museum, we had lunch. Lunch is scheduled for 30 minutes. By the time we walked there, we had about 20 minutes before we had to leave to walk to our next activity.
We had our shuttle orientation, where we were introduced to many acronyms and saw a PowerPoint about shuttle missions. Then we were told about the positions that we could be assigned for our own mission and were asked to write down the positions that we would like to be assigned. Our counselors then assigned us our positions. There will be two missions that we will participate in. Everyone got their first choice for one of the missions. I was assigned my first choice for our first mission. I am the COMMANDER.
We then went to train for our mission. Astronauts train for several years. Teachers are so wonderful that we train for 90 minutes! (Today we will complete our mission.) As the commander I will have to prepare the spacecraft for liftoff and then land the craft. I got to practice the pre-takeoff procedures one and a half times and the landing about three times. I had much trouble landing the orbiter. We may crash upon landing today and they said that there are no do-overs for the “actual” mission.
After dinner, we worked on our team’s mission patch. Our team came up with no final decision and we were told that we had to meet as a team back at the dorm. We need a patch design by Wednesday evening. As we were waiting around for our turns at the Astronaut Simulations, some of us discussed our patch and one lady had a wonderful idea. I sent our team members over to her and everyone who heard her idea thought it was good. Maybe we won’t have to spend much time meeting.
Astronaut Simulations was absolutely great. The moon gravity walk was much fun. The machine that spins you around as though you were in a downspin was unbelievable. My husband was sure that I would not do that activity. He was wrong! It is indescribable. The simulations took a long time so we were late getting back to the dorm. I was totally exhausted.
Well, that was the first day at space camp. It is now 6:30 a.m.
The Lima News!
Lima North Middle School teacher participates at Space Academy
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June 27, 2009 - 4:44 PM
Merri Hanjora
LIMA - Heather Hunt, of Findlay, a teacher at Lima North Middle School received a scholarship to attend the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy in Huntsville, Ala. The weeklong training took place last week, June 20 through Friday.
"It is so much fun," Heather said. "I am on my feet running from 7:15 a.m. until 9:30 at night. We are playing astronaut with some of the same simulators that the real space cowboys used."
Nineteen teachers from various states participated. The first day, the group participated in the Space Shot. "This is like a ride at Cedar Point," Hunt said, "and I'm afraid of heights. But I did it and it was cool."
During the classroom sessions, participants learn how to incorporate space into teaching.
Hunt is excited to begin school and to share her knowledge and experience from the Space Academy with her classroom. "I am going to wear my space suit the first day of school," she said.
Each teacher receives a full scholarship following an application and selection process involving competing teachers from around the world. All costs underwritten by Honeywell and the contributions of Honeywell employees.
Created in partnership with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in 2004, the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program is designed to provide teachers with teaching techniques through real life astronaut training and innovative educational tools. Activities include classroom, laboratory and field training which are linked to science and math teaching standards. Since its inception, more than 1,100 teachers from 36 countries and all 50 states have graduated.
For information on Hunt's experiences, visit her blog: www.heatherspacecamp.blogspot.com.
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June 27, 2009 - 4:44 PM
Merri Hanjora
LIMA - Heather Hunt, of Findlay, a teacher at Lima North Middle School received a scholarship to attend the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy in Huntsville, Ala. The weeklong training took place last week, June 20 through Friday.
"It is so much fun," Heather said. "I am on my feet running from 7:15 a.m. until 9:30 at night. We are playing astronaut with some of the same simulators that the real space cowboys used."
Nineteen teachers from various states participated. The first day, the group participated in the Space Shot. "This is like a ride at Cedar Point," Hunt said, "and I'm afraid of heights. But I did it and it was cool."
During the classroom sessions, participants learn how to incorporate space into teaching.
Hunt is excited to begin school and to share her knowledge and experience from the Space Academy with her classroom. "I am going to wear my space suit the first day of school," she said.
Each teacher receives a full scholarship following an application and selection process involving competing teachers from around the world. All costs underwritten by Honeywell and the contributions of Honeywell employees.
Created in partnership with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in 2004, the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program is designed to provide teachers with teaching techniques through real life astronaut training and innovative educational tools. Activities include classroom, laboratory and field training which are linked to science and math teaching standards. Since its inception, more than 1,100 teachers from 36 countries and all 50 states have graduated.
For information on Hunt's experiences, visit her blog: www.heatherspacecamp.blogspot.com.
All About The Red Planet
Mars is the Red Planet. Everyone knows that... but it was also named for the God Of War. It was interesting, and we learned a lot about it.
* The Face of Mars is just a rock formation
* It is the closest planet to Earth
* It is the most similar to Earth. It has ice caps, and has seasons and the same type of tilt as Earth.
* The next mission to Mars will be in 2011. The planet travels closest to us every 2 years.
* It takes SIX MONTHS to get there! When we go, it will be for TWO YEARS!
* It has 38% gravity
* Amazingly, if you stand on Mars, your feet can be in flip flops, but your head would have to be in a stocking cap! There is that much temperature difference between your feet and your head!
* The Face of Mars is just a rock formation
* It is the closest planet to Earth
* It is the most similar to Earth. It has ice caps, and has seasons and the same type of tilt as Earth.
* The next mission to Mars will be in 2011. The planet travels closest to us every 2 years.
* It takes SIX MONTHS to get there! When we go, it will be for TWO YEARS!
* It has 38% gravity
* Amazingly, if you stand on Mars, your feet can be in flip flops, but your head would have to be in a stocking cap! There is that much temperature difference between your feet and your head!
Ed Buckbee and The Real Space Cowboys
Photo of the Mercury astronauts standing beside a Convair 106-B aircraft. They are, left to right, M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton.
We met Ed Buckbee during Space Camp. What an awesome speaker! He worked with the original astronauts of the Mercury and Apollo missions. He was the PR person, for lack of a better term. He shared many of the insights about the first "space cowboys". He also became very good friends of the movers and shakers of the space program. He was the first director of the U. S. Space and Rocket Center which was the dream of Dr. Wernher von Braun (the scientist that inspired Homer Hickam!). von Braum was the most preeminent rocket engineer of the 20th century.
He share a LOT of 'secrets' of the astronauts.
* He told about how they were all test pilots and most of the had huge egos.
* They HATED the space monkeys
* All of them had sports cars and loved to drive fast except John Glen, he had a Hudson!
* The Red Stone Rocket used 5 TONS of fuel per second!
* Sheppard had a Playboy centerfold on his checklist to go to the moon!
* The potassium that some Dr. thought would be a good idea to add to Tang made the astronauts have to breath their own 'gas' in the space suits! he he he he
* Duck Tape went to the moon to repair the Moon Rover's fender
* The Rover only went 9 MPH
* Walt Disney was a huge fan and had Buckbee become a consultant for "Tomorrow Land".
* It took 400,000 people to develop the Mercury Program in EIGHT YEARS from JFK's commitment to space!
Home at Last
Wow. I am just so overwhelmed at what I lived for the last week. I got home yesterday afternoon, but I have to tell you I DREAMED about Space Camp last night! What an experience. I do plan on adding more about my experiences, so stay tuned. Forgive me if they are out of order.
About coming home: I have to share that I was more TERRIFIED riding the tiny prop plane from Detroit to Toledo than I was for ANYTHING at Camp! It was so tiny that I could read the caution tag on the side of the engine compartment that warned to have it shut securely! I could also see the waves on Lake Erie clearly as we flew over. Needless to say, David and I went to Maumee Bay Brewing Company for a little something to eat (all I had all day was a granola bar and fruit) and a little beverage.
Here are some of the HIGHLIGHTS for my Mission:
Coolest thing overheard: "Mommy, I see astronauts" said by 4 year old child at the Space Center museum.
Two Shuttle Missions (Endeavor and Discovery): EVA (space walk) to repair telescope, and role as Mission Scientist to test soil samples on Mars.
Best Meal: Catered affair eaten under Saturn 5 Rocket. Let me tell you that was OVER WHELMING! At one point I thought I was going to cry it was so awe inspiring!
Things in the Future: Learning about the Ares 1 and Ares V rockets that will take the place of the space shuttles and will take man back to the moon (2020) and to Mars (2030).
Friday, June 26, 2009
ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND
I will be adding some odds and ends before I go on vacation. HERE is the BIG one that I am sure that some of you will want to see. This is the MAT or Multi Axis Trainer. It is used to simulate what the astronauts felt if they tumbled in the space capsules. They also used this to learn how to STOP the tumbling. Pretty darn cool! Check it out, and I was NOT sick!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday morning
Good Morning! I got the best sleep since I have been here! (I am still marveling at the fact that we ate a fancy dinner right under a Saturn 5 Rocket! You have NO IDEA how HUGE it is, when I get a chance will put up photos)
But, then again, the dorms were really quiet as a lot of the teachers went out last night after our banquet. That whole being on Central time has messed with my head too.
A little more on Homer Hickam.
*he set up and created the underwater simulator for Space Camp (we don't get to do that since we are not the advanced group)
*he designed the space lab simulator that I did yesterday
* He was an engineer to design the Hubble Telescope
Today we have our a simulation on making a vehicle for reentry from space (Get to use a blow torch!), some more math and science classes and 'graduation'.
I will post more later!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Crash landing!!!!
Oh my God! I did it! I jumped! And I have the photos to prove it! The tower was 40 feet tall and approximately 65-70 feet long. We were strapped in 3 harnesses. Then they had us sit down backwards. We were not facing the water. I am sure that if I was, I would not have done it. It was not too bad! The water sure felt really really good!
We did two other parts of the Aviation Challenge. We were put into what they called the helodunker. It was this huge wire cage and they submerged it almost to the top. We were then challenged to swim down and out the window and then out to a life guard It was pretty neat. It was not all that scary.
The last part of the Aviation Challenge was a helicopter rescue simulation. We were to swim to a basket and it was lowered down to the water to us from a winch. It was then lifted up and we had to sit tight until we reached "safety".
The very last part of our day was a fancy catered dinner. We had steak, stuffed tomatoes with spinach and cous cous. Homer Hickam of October Sky was pretty cool. He gave a speech and told about his life story. Then we were able to get our books autographed. It was pretty cool.
Will add more later when I get a chance to upload the photos.
more information added on for last posts
Hello again,
I wanted to add some info on what I had written before. I just did not have a lot of time to write and feel badly that I am leaving so much stuff out!
Back to Tuesday....
Mars and space:
* It was named for the God Of War
* it has ice caps
* it is the most similar to Earth
*It actually has tilts and seasons. We spend exploration rovers when we are the closest and that only happens every two years.
* It takes SIX MONTHS TO GET THERE!
*If you stand on Mars, your feet will be warm (flip flops) and you need a hat on your head! There is a temp. difference!
About astronauts:
*Funny... every time we see a group of kids here at Camp (they have kids camps going on too) they all salute us!
*On Tuesday, we were in the museum for our group photo and we saw a family and a little 4 year said "Look Mommy! I see Astronauts!" What a rush! I can see how the Space Cowboys got a big head!
*They automatically take the appendix out of astronauts so they they don't have that issue in space.
* The astronauts loose bone density in space.
*The treadmill initially installed in the Space Shuttles were bolted to the floor. They kicked around so much that they put the Shuttle OUT OF ORBIT!!!!!
Math we learned:
We studied air traffic and were given the chance to understand how and why the air traffic controller does. They use international ZULO time to track planes all over the world.. universal time!
Today we have the aviation challenge. 40 feet up and have to jump on a zip-line! Oh help me God! I have done EVERYTHING else so far, so I have to do this too!
We will also have another Shuttle Mission. I am an International Space Station Scientist this time!
Cocktail hour is at 6 and the big wigs from Honeywell will be here! The guest speaker is Homer Hickem from October Sky/Rocket Boy fame!
I wanted to add some info on what I had written before. I just did not have a lot of time to write and feel badly that I am leaving so much stuff out!
Back to Tuesday....
Mars and space:
* It was named for the God Of War
* it has ice caps
* it is the most similar to Earth
*It actually has tilts and seasons. We spend exploration rovers when we are the closest and that only happens every two years.
* It takes SIX MONTHS TO GET THERE!
*If you stand on Mars, your feet will be warm (flip flops) and you need a hat on your head! There is a temp. difference!
About astronauts:
*Funny... every time we see a group of kids here at Camp (they have kids camps going on too) they all salute us!
*On Tuesday, we were in the museum for our group photo and we saw a family and a little 4 year said "Look Mommy! I see Astronauts!" What a rush! I can see how the Space Cowboys got a big head!
*They automatically take the appendix out of astronauts so they they don't have that issue in space.
* The astronauts loose bone density in space.
*The treadmill initially installed in the Space Shuttles were bolted to the floor. They kicked around so much that they put the Shuttle OUT OF ORBIT!!!!!
Math we learned:
We studied air traffic and were given the chance to understand how and why the air traffic controller does. They use international ZULO time to track planes all over the world.. universal time!
Today we have the aviation challenge. 40 feet up and have to jump on a zip-line! Oh help me God! I have done EVERYTHING else so far, so I have to do this too!
We will also have another Shuttle Mission. I am an International Space Station Scientist this time!
Cocktail hour is at 6 and the big wigs from Honeywell will be here! The guest speaker is Homer Hickem from October Sky/Rocket Boy fame!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Multi Axis Trainer
Well. I DID it! It was so amazing! Very cool and I did not get sick! Not even a little burp. That patch was amazing!! I loved it.. and would do it again! Basically it has 3 rings that spin seperately and you move around as you go. Neat Neat Neat. We also did the 1/6th gravity chair and bounced around. That was very very fun! We went to a living in space program too...we learned all about potty going! Ha ha ha.. the astronauts had to practice using a commode with a bulls eye on their butts! Too funny. People are waiting, so I need to cut this short for now.
Tuesday Morning
Today started off with a bang! We had a FIRE DRILL at 6:30 in the morning! Luckily for me, I was up and almost dressed. We waited outside and pretty soon 5 firetrucks arrived. False alarm. I am not sure what set them off yet.
Today we have a lot planned. We are going to have breakfast at 7:45 and then be off for the day. I know that we are going to travel to Mars, and Toys in Space. Yesterday we made our rockets (not bottle, the real deal that blows up!) and today we plan to launch them. We will also learn our second Shuttle Mission. I believe that there is some math classes thrown in.
The last thing we do today will be the Astronaut training. I am very excited for that! We get to walk on the moon and do the GForce machine. I put on a new Patch, trust me! So far so good, I have not barfed yet!
I will report more later.
Stay tuned for the rest of the story!
Today we have a lot planned. We are going to have breakfast at 7:45 and then be off for the day. I know that we are going to travel to Mars, and Toys in Space. Yesterday we made our rockets (not bottle, the real deal that blows up!) and today we plan to launch them. We will also learn our second Shuttle Mission. I believe that there is some math classes thrown in.
The last thing we do today will be the Astronaut training. I am very excited for that! We get to walk on the moon and do the GForce machine. I put on a new Patch, trust me! So far so good, I have not barfed yet!
I will report more later.
Stay tuned for the rest of the story!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Space walk!
Hello all! Today was a very very VERY exciting day!!! We did our Shuttle Discovery Mission and I was the one of the mission specialists. That meant that I was one that needed to go outside the shuttle and on a space walk to make a repair on the satellite. It was pretty amazing! I had to put on all of this gear and I could hardly move. (only sad thing was that the kids that are also here for Space Camp have the flu, so they are disinfecting the white space suits, so I did not get to wear the regular white suit). We were suspended in the air and moved around to simulate the movements and floating in space... it felt like I was going to fall out of my chair!! Amazing!!! There is a mission control unit and the flight personal and everyone in our group of 18 people all had a job in relation to the shuttle and the space station. The space station had to build parts of a new apparatus for a satellite. Very cool! Tomorrow we should find out what our jobs are for our second Shuttle Mission.
We had our group photos done today too and we also will be doing more astronaut training tomorrow... that includes the simulator of walking on the moon! There is a chair that they strap you into and it bounces to simulate the 1/6 gravity that the moon has.
We also had a guest speaker today. His name is Buckbee and he was the founder of the whole Space Camp. His job in the past was to be a PR person to 'control' the astronauts. He was friends with all of the old Space Cowboys and he share many super stories about it all. I thought it was funny when he said that John Glen drove a Hudson while the rest had race cars and Corvettes! He gave us a copy of his book about his experiences, and signed it for us. That was pretty cool too!
The food was better today. I was getting pretty tired of sandwiches, so the beef stroganoff we had tonight was a huge upgrade. It is so hot that most of the time we are not all that hungry.
Space Cadet Hunt
Monday Morning
So we are up and ready early this morning. I have waited about 45 minutes to get access to the one computer that is available in the lab. No biggies, but seems odd when this is such a technological town!
We are off to do our Shuttle Mission today. I am one of the lucky ones who gets to take a space walk! I am very excited! I will be in a machine that will suspend me, space suit and all! I also know that we will be taking our team photos today.
We are also going to take a field trip to the moon! "To the moon, Alice, to the moon!!" The last thing scheduled is a rocketry class.
Tomorrow we will have a 'cocktail' hour and guest speaker Homer Hickam from October Sky! How neat it that?
Not too much else to report quite yet. They keep us in the dark about a lot of things... perhaps is is a need to know basis? Ha ha. The days are packed full and we are all exhausted by the time we reach our dorm rooms to sleep.
We are off to do our Shuttle Mission today. I am one of the lucky ones who gets to take a space walk! I am very excited! I will be in a machine that will suspend me, space suit and all! I also know that we will be taking our team photos today.
We are also going to take a field trip to the moon! "To the moon, Alice, to the moon!!" The last thing scheduled is a rocketry class.
Tomorrow we will have a 'cocktail' hour and guest speaker Homer Hickam from October Sky! How neat it that?
Not too much else to report quite yet. They keep us in the dark about a lot of things... perhaps is is a need to know basis? Ha ha. The days are packed full and we are all exhausted by the time we reach our dorm rooms to sleep.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
SPACE SHOT
HOLY MOLEY! I did it! I pulled 4Gs today on the Space Shot ride. It takes you WHOOOSH straight up and then drops you. Oh GOD. I screamed the whole way, got off with shaking hands and rubber legs... but I DID IT!
We also got to go and do training for your Shuttle Flight simulations. They will take place tomorrow. I will be doing a space walk to repair a satellite! WOW! This is surely and impressive place.
Later on we made bottle rockets. You take 2 liter bottles and put cardboard fins on them. They are then filled part way with water and you pump 80 PSI of pressure in them with a bike pump. You flip a switch and ZOOOM! Up they go! That part was a lot of fun. The kids will like to do it school.
Food today was so so. We had breakfast with eggs and whotnot, but lunch and dinner were both sandwiches. I am hoping for REAL food tomorrow.
We did have some free time and I was able to get some gifts. The prices were not too bad, really. We also went to Walmart this evening. The taxi took us and it was not too bad.
Not too much time now, as another is waiting for the computer, but I wanted to check in with you all! Hopefully, I can upload some photos tomorrow!
Cheers!
Heather
We also got to go and do training for your Shuttle Flight simulations. They will take place tomorrow. I will be doing a space walk to repair a satellite! WOW! This is surely and impressive place.
Later on we made bottle rockets. You take 2 liter bottles and put cardboard fins on them. They are then filled part way with water and you pump 80 PSI of pressure in them with a bike pump. You flip a switch and ZOOOM! Up they go! That part was a lot of fun. The kids will like to do it school.
Food today was so so. We had breakfast with eggs and whotnot, but lunch and dinner were both sandwiches. I am hoping for REAL food tomorrow.
We did have some free time and I was able to get some gifts. The prices were not too bad, really. We also went to Walmart this evening. The taxi took us and it was not too bad.
Not too much time now, as another is waiting for the computer, but I wanted to check in with you all! Hopefully, I can upload some photos tomorrow!
Cheers!
Heather
Good Morning World!
I woke this morning about 4:15 Central time.. we are to be on the bus for the Rocket Center at 7:15. I read awhile and finally got myself around.
On a NON SPACE note, my suite mates are hockey fans! There is a one who is from Arizona is a huge Chicago fan, and the other is from Tampa and is a Boston Bruins fan. I was also told that another teacher here was on the Women's USA Olympic Hockey Team! How cool is that?!
I mentioned suites.... we each have our own locking 'room' and share a bathroom with one other person. The shower is right there too.
That is about all to report. I will try to check in later!
H
On a NON SPACE note, my suite mates are hockey fans! There is a one who is from Arizona is a huge Chicago fan, and the other is from Tampa and is a Boston Bruins fan. I was also told that another teacher here was on the Women's USA Olympic Hockey Team! How cool is that?!
I mentioned suites.... we each have our own locking 'room' and share a bathroom with one other person. The shower is right there too.
That is about all to report. I will try to check in later!
H
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Flight In...
I am here! The puddle jumper flight from Toledo to Detroit was an interesting experience. The second leg from Detroit to Huntsville was MUCH better! I arrived to realize that we are Central Standard Time, but no worries.
They picked me up at the airport. A woman in a flight suit was actually waiting for us! We were transported to the residence hall at University Of Alabama Huntsville. We were given our flight suits and got to create our names...... Space Cadet Hunt for me!
Then, wait for it, we went to the mall! No activities until tomorrow.
So not much else to say. Take care,
Heather signing out!
They picked me up at the airport. A woman in a flight suit was actually waiting for us! We were transported to the residence hall at University Of Alabama Huntsville. We were given our flight suits and got to create our names...... Space Cadet Hunt for me!
Then, wait for it, we went to the mall! No activities until tomorrow.
So not much else to say. Take care,
Heather signing out!
Friday, June 19, 2009
To Infinity and Beyond!!!
Here is the last one before I 'blast off'. The weather promises to be HOT HOT HOT and like my David said, I am sure I will be glad to be back in the more temperate Ohio temperatures!
I have many thoughts running through my head, and I am sure that I won't sleep well tonight, but hey you only live once!
So, as Buzz would say, TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!
I REPORTER!
COOL BEANS!
I was just called by the contact/PR person for Space Camp letting me know that The Lima News is going to run an article on me. I just spoke with the reporter and she wants me to send her some photos and give a first hand account when I return!
In the mean time..... here is the 2009 Space Academy Fact Sheet
Since its inception in 2004, more than 1,100 teachers from 36 countries and all 50 U.S. states have graduated from the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The global group of teachers participates in an intensive educator curriculum focused on space science and exploration in addition to participating in real-life astronaut training.
During the program, the Honeywell Educator participates in a variety of activities including 45 hours of classroom, laboratory and field training. They also have the unique opportunity to participate in astronaut training exercises including a high-performance jet simulation, scenario-based space missions, land and water survival training, and state-of-the-art flight dynamics programs.
Financial contributions from more than 1,300 Honeywell employees help support the scholarships, which include tuition for the five-day program, roundtrip airfare, meals, accommodations and program materials.
I was just called by the contact/PR person for Space Camp letting me know that The Lima News is going to run an article on me. I just spoke with the reporter and she wants me to send her some photos and give a first hand account when I return!
In the mean time..... here is the 2009 Space Academy Fact Sheet
Since its inception in 2004, more than 1,100 teachers from 36 countries and all 50 U.S. states have graduated from the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The global group of teachers participates in an intensive educator curriculum focused on space science and exploration in addition to participating in real-life astronaut training.
During the program, the Honeywell Educator participates in a variety of activities including 45 hours of classroom, laboratory and field training. They also have the unique opportunity to participate in astronaut training exercises including a high-performance jet simulation, scenario-based space missions, land and water survival training, and state-of-the-art flight dynamics programs.
Financial contributions from more than 1,300 Honeywell employees help support the scholarships, which include tuition for the five-day program, roundtrip airfare, meals, accommodations and program materials.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The countdown continues
So I have been searching the net as the days get closer to see what I am in for. I have seen lot and lots of photos that look really cool. I have also learned a little bit more about our 'mission'.
- Thermal Design
- Building a Moon or Mars colony
- Lunar Stations
- Mars Lander
- Space Gardening
- Toys in Space
- Rocket Construction
- Ares Rockets
- Living and Working in Space
- History of the Space Program
- The Shuttle Program
- Saturn V Rockets
Please feel free to leave comments- I'll check them and answer them!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Space Camp?! ME?! WOW!
Wow, where to begin? I guess it starts back in the fall. I got an email at work about going to a space camp. I have really gotten into teaching science and thought it sounded like fun. On a whim, I filled out the application, sent it off via email and promptly FORGOT about it.
Flash forward until March. I got a letter in the mail from Honeywell. I wondered about it, but figured it had to do with the new furnace we had just had put in. Imagine my surprise when I read "Congratulations! You have been accepted to the 2009 Honeywell Educators@ Space Academy located at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama" ! Alabama! I have never even been there! Space Camp?! I get car sick! WOW was I excited!
I sat stunned for about 5 minutes. I think that some choice words may have come out of my mouth, because my husband asked me if I won money.
I read on.
"Honeywell Educators at Space Academy,” is a six-day program from June 20-26
at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville. It provides instructors
from around the world more than 40 hours of intensive classroom, laboratory
and training time focusing on space science and exploration."
at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville. It provides instructors
from around the world more than 40 hours of intensive classroom, laboratory
and training time focusing on space science and exploration."
I was to be one of the teachers from 45 states and 19 countries, will get an opportunity to participate in two simulated space shuttle missions, simulate walking on the moon and work in the frictionless environment of space on an astronaut simulator.
I was so excited! Honeywell is so generous....
The scholarships include:
Tuition for the 5-day Space Academy program at U.S. Space Camp in Alabama
Roundtrip airfare
Meals and double occupancy accommodations
Workbooks and program materials for participating teachers
The Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy (HE @ SA) program provides 45 hours of intensive classroom, laboratory and training time, focusing on space science and space exploration. During the program, teachers participate in astronaut-style training and simulations, along with activities designed to promote life-long learning in a classroom setting. All lessons and activities are correlated to National Science and Math Standards and are ready to use in the classroom.
You will be selected for one of the following sessions. The 2009 program will take place at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama: June 14-18, June 21-25 OR June 28 to July 2, 2009
You will find out which session you were selected for in March.
Scholarships to the program are underwritten by Honeywell Hometown Solutions and the donations of more than 1,700 Honeywell employees. Each scholarship covers:
1. Tuition for the 5-day HE @ SA program at U.S. Space Camp in Alabama;
2. Roundtrip airfare (from home airport to Huntsville and returning trip from Huntsville to same home airport teacher departed from only);
3. Meals and double occupancy accommodations;
4. Program materials for teachers;
5. Flightsuit.
So, here I am. I am starting to pack, got my motion sickness patch (Lord help me! I am going to participate in everything even if it kills me!) So stay tuned for the next update.... I will post photos and whatnot as I can. There is not ready internet access at Camp... so it may be after the fact.
Cheers!
Space Cadet Heather
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