January 26: After months of space and amateur radio lessons, students at Brentwood Elementary School of Engineering in Raleigh, NC got the opportunity to speak with Koichi Wakata who answered 20 questions. Youth chosen to ask their questions earned the title from the school of Student Space Ambassador. Those selected to escort visitors got the title … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 2/6/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/30/2023
January 19: Following months of prep and working through a curriculum concentrated on space and communications, Escola Secundária de Lagoa students at Lagoa in the Azores (autonomous region of Portugal) took part in a successful ARISS radio contact with Josh Cassada. He answered 16 of their questions. The school livestreamed the event to the public … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/30/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/23/2023
January 17: The ARISS Team received a report on Montross (VA) Middle School students who enjoyed exciting preparations for their ARISS contact targeted for mid-April. The school’s science curriculum provides students with lessons on sound waves, our solar system, and aspects of the ISS, among other things. Last semester the school sponsored a science fair … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/23/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Reports – 1/16/2023
January 3: ARISS educator Diane Warner and a teacher colleague received approval to present a class session to educators who’ll attend the Ohio Afterschool Network annual conference to be held in Powell, OH. The two plan to describe a variety of STEM curriculum that has been used in their after-school program at Tallmadge Community Learning … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Reports – 1/16/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 01/09/2023
Late December: Last fall, the faculty at Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering in Raleigh, NC developed engineering challenges for the semester that tied into the school’s upcoming ARISS contact. The 412 students focused on engineering related to space exploration and here are examples. Students experienced the engineering/design process as they created and tested prototypes … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 01/09/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/28/2022
December 8: Youth enrolled in Junior School Leidschenveen (JSL), part of The British School (BSN) in The Hague, Netherlands spoke to Josh Cassada during their ARISS radio contact; he answered 16 questions. The girls and boys were thrilled and he took particular care to speak slowly and clearly to the youngest ones. BSN offered the … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/28/2022
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/12/2022
November 30: On a celebratory note, ARISS has now achieved the significant milestone of supporting and completing 1,500 ARISS school contacts around the world! Our report last week described the 1,500th ARISS contact, which was hosted by the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University in Kaliningrad, Russia. The ARISS Team is proud of this major achievement! … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/12/2022
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/5/2022
November 28: Students at West Ferris Intermediate Secondary School in North Bay, ON, Canada will never forget their ARISS radio contact where they asked questions of Koichi Wakata. He answered 14 questions that had been selected out of 160 submitted by students who were in the audience. The ARISS contact was covered by Bay Today online … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/5/2022
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 11/28/2022
November 22: Students from 63 schools in 12 nation states in the Caribbean and Central America engaged in an ARISS radio contact and related lessons. This was done with the backing of the Disaster Fighters (a group that hosts a communications platform with a goal to improve natural disaster preparedness and build resilience), NASA, and … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 11/28/2022
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 11/21/2022
October 14: ARISS educator Joanne Michael gave a 90-minute presentation at an annual conference sponsored by the California Association of Science Educators in Palm Springs, CA. Through the conference’s proceedings, the organization aimed to “answer the national academies' Call to Action for Science Education for better, more equitable science education.” Joanne’s talk, titled "Capturing Students' Wonder and Curiosity, … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 11/21/2022