CanSat High Altitude Balloon Launch – USC: Project Payload

USC Viterbi School of Engineering, K12 STEM Center has a program called Project Payload. The focus of the program is for girls to experience engineering first hand. On January 25th 2020, we were brought in to facilitate the launch and recovery of their experimental payload aboard a High Altitude Balloon. Magnitude.io creates extraordinary experiences for learning both in the stratosphere as well as in earth orbit aboard the International Space Station to schools across the...

Feb 2020

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ExoLab at Hopewell Middle School in Atlanta

Steve Jones, Ambassador for NASA and STEM teacher at Hopewell Middle School in Atlanta, introduced the Magnitude.io ExoLab to his students. "My students are really enjoying this unique experience from Magnitude.io! Students are studying nitrogen fixing bacteria in the classroom and comparing them to the same experiment that is being run on the International Space Station. Thanks Michael Wilkinson and Fulton County Schools for this amazing opportunity! #Exolab6." Original post.

Nov 2019

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Begeisterte Schüler der DBS-Lich im Projekt ExoLab

Students from Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Schule Lich school in Germany led by the teacher, Bernhard Krenig, are preparing for their ExoLab experiment investigating the effects of microgravity on plant growth. They are one of the first 6 schools in Germany running the ExoLab experiment. Check out their school commitment in STEAM learning for their next generation, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Schule Lich. We are learning together across continents.

Sep 2019

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My dream is to work for NASA – Stockton 2019

Not only were these students totally engaged, but they were also eager to mentor and share with younger students what they have learned. The data and programming team kept the realtime telemetry data being collected. The payload design team secured all the internal experiment and positioned all the electronics. The weather team kept the rest of the class informed on weather condition and flight prediction. The flight management team filed the Notice to Airmen. Their…

Sep 2019

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Learn how to stream real-time data with Excel from Steve

Real-time data with Excel Stephan Unterholzner, a Science teacher at the Sierra High School in Manteca, California, has successfully captured and visualized the real-time data into Microsoft Excel from a CanSat High Altitude Balloon flight reaching almost 100,000 ft. We all call him "Steve U!" Steve has been using Microsoft tools for a long time. This time he is super excited about the new Excel ability to stream live data with IoT devices. Steve would...

Jun 2019

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MITTELHESSISCHE SCHÜLER EXPERIMENTIEREN WIE ASTRO-ALEX

Please read the original Press release here. https://www.mittelhessen.eu/mit-uns/aktuelles/386-mittelhessische-schueler-experimentieren-wie-astro-alex-auf-der-internationalen-raumstation Mittelhessisches Projekt gewinnt Förderwettbewerb „Digital Skills – Lernen in regionalen Netzwerken“ des Stifterverbandes und der Körber-Stiftung Durch die Live-Berichte des deutschen Raumfahrers Alexander Gerst im vergangenen Jahr verfolgten weltweit viele Menschen die Experimente in der Schwerelosigkeit auf der internationalen Raumstation (ISS). Zeitgleich mit den Astronauten auf der ISS können ab Mitte 2019 mittelhessische Schulen naturwissenschaftliche Experimente durchführen und ihre Erfahrungen mit anderen Schulen auf der ganzen Erde…

May 2019

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SF Friends School Launched a High Altitude Balloon

This year, my classes embarked on a mission of launching a high altitude weather balloon, in cooperation with Magnitude.io. I'm the 8th-grade science teacher at the San Francisco Friends School and though I've been teaching for over a dozen years, I've never done a project like this before. We started the project in January when Ted and Tony came into our class (we are lucky to live close by!) for a kickoff to explain the...

Apr 2019

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Craft Academy at Morehead State University students at the SpaceX-16 launch in Florida

The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics is a dual-credit residential high school for academically exceptional Kentucky students. The Craft Academy’s purpose is to meet the unique educational needs of academically gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors in the Commonwealth. The academic rigor of the Craft Academy challenges students to excel at their highest level through project-based STEM+X courses and hands-on learning experiences, with an emphasis on innovation, design and…

Dec 2018

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ExoLab: SpaceX-16 Launch party at Ethical Culture Fieldston Lower in New York

December 5th, 2018 Written by Michael Wilkinson MW Sci 4 Cheers on the Launch of SpaceX 16 After a 1-day slip, due to moldy mouse food (but that’s another story), MWSci4 has an experiment in space. On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at 18:16:18 UTC, SpaceX 16 launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Florida. Our 4th Grade Scientists watched and cheered on each phase of the launch at a class Launch Party. While all rocket launches are…

Dec 2018

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Kentucky State University – STEM Conference for Minority Male

Minority males are underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce as compared to their representation in the US population. Roadblocks that continue to challenge minority males include: disparity in access to high-quality STEM educational resources, a lack of role models, and a shortage of highly trained, minority STEM educators. Drawing on findings from current work, this Design and Development Launch Project, led by Morgan State University, will build on an existing regional…

Nov 2018

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