Nation Wide Balloon Launch Update: What's New in Aerospace
Description:
On October 9th teacher from across the country launched medium altitude balloons in a coordinated launch. One of these balloons is still going, two weeks later and has already completed one lap around the globe. In this live chat (recorded October 22) teacher Trevor MacDuff, students Audrey and Jack, and KMBC9 Meteorologist Neville Miller discuss this balloon launch, give an update on the current path of the balloon, what students can learn from a launch like this as well as how teachers can get involved in similar programs. You can watch the coordinate launch here: https://youtu.be/1WC4nxlrZ2Y To learn more about balloons check out this episode of STEM in 30, an Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqoXjiWnm2Y&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UeWQpT5dDXUssF94xYSPkH&index=1 For more learning resources about balloons check out Smithsonian Learning Lab: https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/balloons/C9mXWNeWprqoXUr6#r For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: https://airandspace.si.edu/stem-30 This program is produced thanks to the generous support of Boeing.
Video Duration:
31 min 49 sec
YouTube Keywords:
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