It was even before I woke up on the third day at Space Camp that I realized that I was really liking science! I had kind of scratched science and math of my list of strengths somewhere between my sophomore and junior year of high school (I had crossed singing off by the time I left elementary school or you just know I would be blogging from Vegas). I loved the hands on science lessons of space camp. We built rockets.....
And then shot them off with a dramatic countdown! We tested heat shields by wrapping them around eggs and testing them by holding a blow torch to them for three whole minutes....wow! We learned about gravity by strapping ourselves into a crazy twirly chair and flying through the air on a trapeze! We even traveled by zip line!
Space Camp is an amazing place for kids, kids who love science and math of course but also kids who don't think they do. I left with a renewed interest in all things space and wondered how I might share what I learned with the parents of small children who fill up my classroom every day.
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