by Brian | Jun 6, 2019 | Coding, Making, Messy Learning, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Uncategorized
My friend Kevin Jarrett shared this easy to follow guide to Cardboard Automata from the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It’s a great FREE resource for getting started with making in a fun, creative way. You can easily get started with stuff you probably already...
by Brian | Jun 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
In my last post I said I would update on the status of payloads and the recovery. The photo on the end of that post (also see below) showed the payloads hanging in a tree – that was all we knew thanks to Eric Wang – he snapped that photo and sent it to us...
by Brian | May 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
A highlight of our year is always working with a school or schools to incorporate STEM into launching a high altitude balloon (weather balloon) with student designed payloads attached to altitudes near or above 100,000 feet. Yesterday was no exception, AND we had the...
by Brian | Apr 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
After much planning and collaboration a dedicated group of Nevada science and STEM educators and advocates are set to facilitate the first annual Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival. Each night during the week of May 13th a different venue will offer FREE...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2018 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, High altitude ballooning, High Hopes Project, Making, Messy Learning, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, The High Hopes Project, Uncategorized
I’m going to try and catch up on some long past due posts about the High Hopes Project. Last June we launched from Virginia City High School in Nevada. I posted about the preparation for the launch which will give you good background on the payloads students...
