{"id":10235,"date":"2015-03-26T22:14:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T02:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10235"},"modified":"2015-03-26T22:14:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T02:14:39","slug":"story-time-from-space-stories-and-science-demos-in-space-on-videos-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10235","title":{"rendered":"‘Story Time From Space’ – Stories and science demos in space on videos for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Story Time From Space<\/a>\u00a0program was born when\u00a0NASA astronaut\u00a0Alvin Drew<\/a>\u00a0read the story “Max Goes to the Moon<\/a><\/em>” by\u00a0Jeffery Bennett<\/a>\u00a0on the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011<\/a>. \u00a0The goal of the organization is to create a collection of videos of stories read from space plus science demonstrations and combine them all with free educational materials. The first set of five Max stories<\/a> have been sent to the ISS.<\/p>\n

The organization has opened a crowd-funding campaign for the project\u00a0at\u00a0Science & Stories on the Space Station\u00a0–\u00a0Indiegogo<\/a><\/p>\n

At Story Time From Space, our goal is to use the magic and wonder of space to improve STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and literacy learning in K-12 education programs all over the world.\u00a0We are raising $55,000 to fund science demonstration equipment that will be sent to the International Space Station early this summer. We will use the hardware to produce nine fun videos showcasing the role of gravity in basic science principles. Once edited these\u00a0demonstrations will join the story book readings read on orbit and then integrated with accompanying curriculum. All these videos the story book readings and science demonstrations will be available at little or no cost to schools, science centers and families everywhere.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

With real astronauts performing this accurate science in an orbiting laboratory 240 miles above Earth, the Story Time From Space team hopes to bring compelling, meaningful lessons in STEM to students and educators everywhere. Together, we can turn the space station into the world’s coolest classroom to improve STEM learning and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, inventors and explorers!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Here is a video from TMRO<\/a> about the Story Time from Space project:<\/p>\n