Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Jeannette Owens
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland
216-433-2990
jeannette.p.owens@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-067
STUDENT TEAMS TO CONDUCT MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENTS AT GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
CLEVELAND -- NASA-selected student teams will test their science
experiments in the 2.2-second drop tower at NASA's Glenn Research
Center in Cleveland from March 15-20. While in free fall, the
students' experiments will experience microgravity conditions similar
to those on the International Space Station.
The selections are part of two national science competitions: Dropping
In a Microgravity Environment (DIME) for high school student teams
and What If No Gravity? (WING) for student teams in fifth through
eighth grades.
The four winning DIME teams will receive a stipend to support a visit
to Glenn to conduct their experiments, review the results with NASA
personnel and tour Glenn's facilities.
The teams selected for DIME are:
-- Ransom Everglades High School, Miami, Fla.
-- Neighborhood After School Science Association, Ava, N.Y.
-- Licking Heights High School, Pataskala, Ohio
-- St. Ursula Academy, Toledo, Ohio
On March 15 and 16, the Neighborhood After School Science Association
and Licking Heights High School will operate their experiments. St.
Ursula Academy and Ransom Everglades High School will conduct theirs
on March 19 and 20.
Twenty-four WING teams were selected to build their experiments and
ship them to Glenn for testing by NASA. The experiments and resulting
data will be returned to the teams so they can analyze their
performance and prepare reports about their findings.
The teams selected for WING are:
-- Tuba City Boarding School, Tuba City, Ariz. (3 teams)
-- Ellen Ochoa Learning Center, Cudahy, Calif. (2 teams)
-- Warren G. Harding Middle School, Des Moines, Iowa
-- Holy Rosary School, Duluth, Minn.
-- Sleeping Giant Middle School, Livingston, Mont.
-- Neighborhood After School Science Association, Ava, N.Y.
-- Longfellow Middle School, Lorain, Ohio
-- Menlo Park Academy, Cleveland, Ohio
-- Independence Middle School, Bethel Park, Pa. (2 teams)
-- Drums Elementary Middle School, Drums, Pa.
-- Hazleton Area School District - Freeland Elementary Middle School,
Freeland, Pa.
-- Valley Elementary Middle School, Sugarloaf, Pa. (2 teams)
-- St. Nicholas - St. Mary's School, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
-- Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn. (4 teams)
-- Kenmore Middle School, Arlington, Va.
-- Washington Irving Middle School, Springfield, Va.
DIME, WING and other educational programs help NASA attract and retain
students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or
STEM. Having a skilled workforce in these disciplines is critical to
future science, engineering and space exploration programs.
The Teaching From Space Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston sponsors the DIME and WING competitions. The office manages
educational opportunities that use the human spaceflight program and
the unique environment of microgravity to inspire students.
For information about NASA's DIME and WING student competitions,
visit:
http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/DIME.html
For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:
For information about NASA's Glenn Research Center, visit:
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