Updates
Growing Plants in Space is the New Post-Pandemic Normality
Guest blog post by Javier Montiel, M. Ed. It is 8:00 AM, and the students know exactly what to do. As they enter the classroom, one student turns on the computer monitor that displays the space images from ISS Above and checks the maps to see when the ISS will fly over our school, another…
How can you capture the most carbon growing alfalfa?
Become a Carbon Farmer through the ExoLab-10 ground trials in preparation for the mission to the International Space Station later this year. Your goal is to grow the largest alfalfa plant in a closed and artificial environment in 28 days. Alfalfa is a versatile forage and legume crop known for high edible biomass production, ability…
ExoLab-9 Reveals Curious Plant-Microbe Complexities
When the ExoLab-9 flight samples returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on October 1, the post-flight investigation led by biosciences researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory unveiled an amazing scientific journey with some unexpected results. What are those? How did they get there? Plant-Microbe Interactions Yet, again, we were reminded that science…
Gardeners of the Galaxy Podcast
Lori Waters from magnitude.io/ joins Emma the Space Gardener to talk about the ExoLab experiments that have sent intrepid red clover leguminauts into space, the student researchers involved in the ground control experiments, and her experiences as an analog astronaut. Listen to podcast! https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ckaf9-10ef654
Student-driven ExoLab-8 experiment launching on NG-15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Taking distance learning to the International Space Station Orbital Classroom along with an Astro_moji Teacher (BERKELEY, California) ‒ magnitude.io/ CEO Ted Tagami announced today that its student-driven ExoLab-8 plant experiment will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than February 20 as part of the NG-15 Cargo Resupply Mission from…
Distance Learning with Bitmoji Classrooms
Guest post by ExoLab-8 Astro_moji Mission Specialist Lisa Turney Students didn’t expect to see me as a cartoon character in a digital classroom. Yet with Bitmoji classroom, this technology tool has brought tremendous engagement despite a challenging year in education. While schools were shut down during the last part of the…
Kansas Teacher selected as the ExoLab-8 Astro_moji Mission Specialist
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** December 16, 2020 Linwood Elementary Teacher Lisa Turney will have her Bitmoji avatar launch to the International Space Station (BERKELEY, California) – magnitude.io/ CEO Ted Tagami announced today that Linwood Elementary Technology Teacher Lisa Turney from Linwood, Kansas will have her Bitmoji launch to the International Space Station with the ExoLab-8 mission.…
Russell Independent School in Kentucky is going to the STLP State Final with their ExoLab and CanSat
On December 7th, 2017, Missy Murray at the Russell Independent School in Russell, Kentucky led 2 teams, ExoLab and CanSat, to STLP Regional, STLP Kentucky – Empowering Learning Since 1994. Guess what? “Just wanted to let you know our great news….both of our STLP groups – ExoLab and CanSat – have moved on to compete at…