Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Education, Project ASTRO, Science on September 23, 2011
Sat, Oct 1, 2011
San Diego Space Society and Project Astro have combined forces to offer an educational, space-related, hands-on workshop for area teachers intended to enhance S.T.E.M. education curriculum. There are four areas of focus: Life Science, Physical Science, Earth & Space Science and Engineering. This workshop is made possible by a NASA Summer of Innovation grant.
The NASA Office of Education is pleased to announce the selected sites for the second and final phase of applications for the Summer of Innovation Mini-Grant opportunity in partnership with the National Space Grant Foundation for 2011. The mini-grant aspect of the SoI enables local organizations to infuse NASA-themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, content and activities to middle school students through existing summer and/or afterschool programs and anticipates engaging over 8,000 students in this fiscal year!
The workshop will be conducted at the RHFleet Science Center for registered participants on October 1st.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Education, Science on March 29, 2011
The San Diego Space Society would like to congratulate the following individuals for their entries in this year’s Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Everyone worked hard to create an outstanding project.
Coil Gun Project by Daniel Benham
High Voltage DC to DC Conversion for Power Distribution by Weston Braun
Stability Analysis of Control Algorithms by Keegan Mann
Wingtip Drag Reduction: Spiroid vs. Up-turned Winglets by Michael Patacsil
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GO SOLAR by Dominic Pletcher
A special awards ceremony will be held during Space Day at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, currently scheduled for 12:30pm.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Education, Projects, Science on March 18, 2011
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
Interested in building something? Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects.
This month’s Saturday build session we’ll continue with our Sky Satellite project by designing and building PongSats.
Previously we built a balloon launched camera which we flew at a nearby park to a height of 250 feet. Next well start to design and build a micro sky satellite called a PongSat. What is a PongSat? It’s an ping pong ball sized experiment flown to the edge of space by balloons and/or launched in rockets. The launch and recovery opportunity is provided by JP Aerospace.
There are endless possibilities for experiments that can fit inside a ping pong ball. PongSat’s can be as simple or complex as you want them to be. Experiments can be as simple as comparing how high a ball bounces before and after being exposed to vacuum. The PongSat can carry seeds to see if exposure to cosmic rays effect their growth. Several small inexpensive computers and other electronic can fit inside a PongSat. These can be used to create a wide range of experiments. Whether carrying a marshmallow to see if it puffs up in the vacuum of near space or an entire sophisticated satellite in miniature, PongSat can create motivation, drive and passion. – JP Aerospace
Members and the public are welcome to join the project team. RSVP to events@sdspace.org to participate.
Note: We recommend that parents participate with their children; children under 10 must have a parent present for the entire workshop.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Education, Events, Science on March 10, 2011
Sat, Mar 26, 2011
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location:
Petco Park (map)
San Diego, CA
Expo Day for the San Diego Science Festival at PETCO Park brings together over 135 hands-on science activities and 12 stage performances for kids of all ages. Full schedule of events can be found here.
Each year in March, the San Diego Science Festival cascades over San Diego County in a weeklong celebration of science and engineering that invigorates over 75,000 students, parents, scientists, educators and other community members. Over 30,000 participants join the largest single-day science and engineering event in Southern California at EXPO DAY, the Festival’s grand finale event held the final Saturday of Festival week at PETCO Park. With opportunities to participate in hands-on activities, meet real scientists and engineers and learn how their discoveries and research affect our daily lives, the Festival is a unique opportunity to reach students of all ages and backgrounds, inspiring the next generation of innovators.
The San Diego Space Society booth will allow visitors to get hands-on experience with rockets and rovers. Come build and launch an air rocket after driving the rovers around the Mars Yard.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Education, Events, Science on March 9, 2011
Wed, Mar 23, 2011
Location:
Balboa Park Activity Center
2145 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA
The 57th Annual Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair will be held on March 23, 2011. Judges from the San Diego Space Society will present awards to outstanding space-related projects at the Fair.
The event is not open to the public, but SD Space award winners will be featured on the website and invited to present their projects at a special awards night.
San Diego Space Society and Project Astro have combined forces to offer an educational, space-related, hands-on workshop for area teachers intended to enhance S.T.E.M. education curriculum. There are four areas of focus: Life Science, Physical Science, Earth & Space Science and Engineering. This workshop is made possible by a NASA Summer of Innovation grant.
