by Brian | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Pyramid Lake, Nevada on the right, Lake Tahoe in upper left from about 27,000 meters (90,000 feet). Note the thin blue line of Earth’s atmosphere and the dark of space above. Despite weather and other conditions that delayed the 2020 launch of the High Hopes...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
This post was inspired by a conversation on Twitter initiated by Dave Quinn and responded to by “DesignMakeTeach” about the value of taking time away from a project and then coming back to it: Along the way Gary Stager added: Coming back to learning after...
by Brian | Oct 2, 2019 | Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Inclusion, Making, Messy Learning, Project Based, Reform, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Uncategorized
My wife and I were fortunate to travel to Africa this past summer. Our itinerary included Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. We were notified by most of the listed countries when we applied for tourist visas that we were not to bring plastic bags into the...
by Brian | Jun 6, 2019 | Coding, Making, Messy Learning, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Uncategorized
My friend Kevin Jarrett shared this easy to follow guide to Cardboard Automata from the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It’s a great FREE resource for getting started with making in a fun, creative way. You can easily get started with stuff you probably already...
by Brian | Jun 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
In my last post I said I would update on the status of payloads and the recovery. The photo on the end of that post (also see below) showed the payloads hanging in a tree – that was all we knew thanks to Eric Wang – he snapped that photo and sent it to us...
by Brian | May 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
A highlight of our year is always working with a school or schools to incorporate STEM into launching a high altitude balloon (weather balloon) with student designed payloads attached to altitudes near or above 100,000 feet. Yesterday was no exception, AND we had the...
by Brian | Apr 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
After much planning and collaboration a dedicated group of Nevada science and STEM educators and advocates are set to facilitate the first annual Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival. Each night during the week of May 13th a different venue will offer FREE...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2018 | Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, High altitude ballooning, High Hopes Project, Making, Messy Learning, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, The High Hopes Project, Uncategorized
I’m going to try and catch up on some long past due posts about the High Hopes Project. Last June we launched from Virginia City High School in Nevada. I posted about the preparation for the launch which will give you good background on the payloads students...
by Brian | Nov 29, 2018 | Change, Education, Making, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEAM, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Uncategorized
I am part of a team that is facilitating the “Nevada Engineering Fellows Program” for 5th grade teachers in Nevada. The funding for the program came from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Science Innovation & Technology. A major goal of the program...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2017 | Education, Uncategorized
Image from NASA So there is going to be a solar eclipse in the US … for those lucky enough to live in or travel to the path of totality it will get dark for a few minutes and for others they’ll see (using appropriate, SAFE glasses or other viewing device)...
