{"id":11102,"date":"2015-07-31T23:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T03:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11102"},"modified":"2015-07-31T23:14:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T03:14:27","slug":"video-young-students-send-blood-and-fire-on-a-near-space-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11102","title":{"rendered":"Video: Young students send &#8220;Blood and Fire&#8221; on a Near Space journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whoischarliekeeper.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Marcus Alexander<\/a>\u00a0helped\u00a0students from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebairdprimaryacademy.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Baird Primary Academy<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0East Sussex, UK send one of his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.puffin.co.uk\/search\/?cid=68187\" target=\"_blank\">Puffin fantasy books<\/a> on a near-space adventure. The goal was to promote literacy and creativity with the youngsters. This video shows the launch, flight, and retrieval at sea of the payload, which include a camera that captured scenes from the flight.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1GLPRbh_VDM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/faUh3_5CFfA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are miscellaneous facts and comments\u00a0about the project and the flight:<\/p>\n<p>The Goal:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To send \u2018Blood &amp; Fire\u2019 into space via a weather balloon to further boost students interest in literacy, creativity and the power of imagination.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To record the project and capture footage of the book as it reaches peak altitude.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To tie the act of sending a book into space into a school project that spans multiple key subjects: English, Maths, Physics, Geography, Information Technology, Engineering and PSHE.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>To show students that if they can overcome the obstacles of sending a book into space they can then apply this same drive and application of common sense to overcome all future hurdles and barriers they might encounter in quest of their own dreams and ambitions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Katherin Weeks, Vice Principal:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>At The Baird Primary Academy, we are willing to go \u2018above and beyond\u2019 to ensure that Every Child Succeeds.\u00a0 Give us seven minutes of your time and we\u2019ll show you an epic journey, including:\u00a0 inspired students, a Puffin fantasy book that\u2019s out of this world, an adventure across the channel to recover the payload before it sank and, most importantly, the impact of our determination in raising pupils\u2019 progress rates in reading.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Marcus Alexander&#8217;s role:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Acrobatic author Marcus Alexander has been supporting the Baird Primary Academy as a Patron of Reading. Upon hearing one of the students remark,\u00a0 \u2018When I read Keeper of the Realms I feel as though I\u2019m taken out of this world\u2026\u2019 Marcus and the school Leadership Team thought this was the perfect opportunity to create a project that would tie students\u2019 key subjects of Maths, Physics, Geography, Engineering and IT to the importance of literacy and creativity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Above all this project #CreativityTakesFlight is a drive for reading. By sending a book into space students have reinforced the importance of literacy and the principle that books can inspire dreams.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Baird Primary Principal, Ms Tenn:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u20183 out of 10 girls do not own a book at home, and 4 out of 10 boys do not own a book at home. This project is helping make reading exciting and highlight the importance of where literacy can take you \u2013 literally into outer space.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Reward:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>As a \u2018thank you\u2019 for all the students\u2019 hard work and diligence they signed pages of \u2018Blood and Fire\u2019 allowing them to say that their names have travelled to space.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Event:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Students deployed a weather balloon containing \u2018Blood &amp; Fire\u2019. The balloon reached an altitude of 35,000m before bursting. After 3 hours of total flight time the payload landed (splashed!) into the channel several miles off the Dover coastline. The project lead teacher, Roz Adie and Marcus Alexander raced to recover the payload before it sank and only managed to do so after hailing a speed launch from the Dover Sea Safari. Students were thrilled to find out that their names had successfully been to near-space and back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xlIf8wqWzKk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Project:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Students worked collaboratively to organise a working balloon kit that carried a 1,000 gram retrievable payload to an altitude of 30,000 to 40,000 metres. The payload contained book, camera, GPS systems and auto-deploy parachute.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Space &amp; Aviation:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Space starts at the Karman line, 100 kilometres (62 miles) above the Earth\u2019s sea level. We weren\u2019t able to break that barrier but we did reach the stratosphere and \u2018near-space\u2019 altitudes of 35,000m. At this height we did manage to record \u2018Blood &amp; Fire\u2019 floating beneath the balloon with the \u2018black of space\u2019 visible in the background. With students\u2019 uptake in the engineering required for this project there has also been an increase of interest in aviation and aeronautics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Footage:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The day of the event was incredibly hot and unfortunately we picked up condensation on the camera at higher altitudes. To compensate for this we\u2019ve combined footage from both the \u2018official\u2019 launch but also from the test launch that was done earlier in a central England location. (We were keen to test functionality and to avoid losing the cameras in a wet-landing.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Results:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>In conjunction with the Academy\u2019s Improvement Plan, the project produced phenomenal results. Over the year literacy rates soared:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>* 93% year 6 students made expected progress in reading<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>* 89% year 5 students made expected progress in reading<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>* Overall The Baird Primary Academy saw a 24% increase in reading compared to the previous year&#8217;s published figures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Web resources:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Full project details: <a href=\"http:\/\/whoischarliekeeper.com\/creativity-takes-flight\">http:\/\/whoischarliekeeper.com\/creativity-takes-flight<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The Baird Academy: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebairdprimaryacademy.org.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.thebairdprimaryacademy.org.uk\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Keeper of the Realms: <a href=\"http:\/\/whoischarliekeeper.com\/\">http:\/\/whoischarliekeeper.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Acrobatic and adrenaline author video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wkwOMeNS5yM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/wkwOMeNS5yM<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Technical info:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>It was a big project and although it was really nothing more sophisticated than releasing a balloon there was still an incredible amount of planning and organisation required!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We used a 12 metre diameter weather balloon that weighed 2,000 grams producing an ascent rate of 5.5-7mps allowing us to pack a 1000 gram payload.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The payload container was a polystyrene box that added a degree of insulation allowing camera and GPS systems to function at low temperatures. (We added two hand warmers for additional heat.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Two GPS systems were used to increase recovery chances and overcome redundancy rates. (Allowing us to recover the payload even when it landed in the channel!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Burst rate and flight predictions were mapped through these (very cool!) websites:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Burst rate: <a href=\"http:\/\/habhub.org\/calc\" target=\"_blank\">habhub.org\/calc<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/sentintospace.com\" target=\"_blank\">sentintospace.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Flight predictor: <a href=\"http:\/\/predict.habhub.org\" target=\"_blank\">predict.habhub.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>(Although, in true British fashion weather forecasts were slightly off!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Permissions were sought through the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) more info here: <a href=\"http:\/\/caa.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">caa.co.uk<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00DSFC84K&amp;asins=B00DSFC84K&amp;linkId=K5U3DU4FHWHC4FZO&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author\u00a0Marcus Alexander\u00a0helped\u00a0students from The Baird Primary Academy\u00a0in\u00a0East Sussex, UK send one of his\u00a0Puffin fantasy books on a near-space adventure. The goal was to promote literacy and creativity with the youngsters. This video shows the launch, flight, and retrieval at sea of the payload, which include a camera that captured scenes from the flight. Here are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11102\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: Young students send &#8220;Blood and Fire&#8221; on a Near Space journey<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-near-space"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2T4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19158,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19158","url_meta":{"origin":11102,"position":0},"title":"Space arts roundup &#8211; July.1.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Some space arts related items I've recently come across: ** Winners announced for the OK Go Sandbox's Art In Space Contest. 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