Friday MM - Day "B"

Good Morning!

For your information, Ident-A-Kid pictures will be Monday afternoon. 

A Challenge for today 

Ask your peers if they thought the cartoon in the blog was funny.  You see there is no cartoon, so if they try to fake that they have read the blog, you can ENCOURAGE them to be on our team.  Communication Breakdown is not just a Led Zepplin song, it is a barrier to our growth as a school community.  Be a part of the solution and MOTIVATE your peers to connect with the blog.

STEM INFORMATION!

NASA Sponsors Exploration Design Challenge - In March, NASA launched an exciting new partnership with Lockheed Martin to engage students in America's next phase of human space exploration. The Exploration Design Challenge (EDC) invites K-12 students to learn more about one of the biggest challenges NASA faces before sending humans beyond low-Earth orbit: space radiation. Through a series of age-appropriate activities, participants will learn about radiation and its effects on humans and hardware destined for asteroids, Mars or other deep space locations. Orion is the vehicle for these space destinations and will make its maiden test flight in 2014.

   The youngest explorers (K-4) will complete NASA education activities related to radiation. Upon completion, a teacher or other adult may submit the students' names to be flown on the 2014 Orion flight as honorary virtual crew members.

   Those same opportunities are open to students in grades 5-8, but they also will design and develop a radiation shield prototype. Instructions, guidebooks and related content are provided on the EDC website.

   High school students have an even greater challenge – and opportunity! In addition to the activities listed above, teams of students will design a radiation shield prototype that meets established criteria and constraints. Teams will submit their designs, and the top five designs selected will be tested in a virtual radiation simulator. The winning team will travel to Florida for Orion's launch and have its design flown aboard the spacecraft. 

The deadline to register students to participate is March 14, 2014. Full Challenge details are available online at www.nasa.gov/education/edc. Students must be registered before beginning the Challenge.