Today we collected our students’ proposals, about 100 of them! Everyone worked very hard and we can’t wait to read them all. Tomorrow is the big day, when we have judges coming from all over Chicago to choose our top … Continue reading →
Author Archive | Drew Roman
Calling All Scientists!
Hello, my name is Eric. My research question is “Does microgravity effect fish reproduction?” I am planning to send guppy eggs and sperm to space, to measure the effect of weightlessness on fertilization. My question for a scientist: How do … Continue reading →
In Their Own Words…
I asked some of the students to share a few words about their experiences with SSEP so that I may post them on the blog. So far, I’ve received: -My name is Heba Abuzer and I’m in 6th grade. My … Continue reading →
Scrubbed… April 29th Launch Attempt
We’d all met up in the parking lot in Merritt Island, Florida, met up with SSEP communities from across the country, put a face to Dr. Goldstein, caravanned out to the Kars Park viewing site and staked out our launch … Continue reading →
Avicenna Students Spend Time at IUN
Today Avicenna’s members of the AASCC took a field trip to Indiana University Northwest to explore the lab space and learn a little bit about embryonic development (amongst other things!) from Dr.Harold Olivey. The children were able to get a much closer … Continue reading →
The Story of Our Experiment for Space!
Wow! The launch date for our experiment for the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is fast approaching! It seems like just a short time ago we had “No Gravity Day” and tried to imagine what life would be like without … Continue reading →
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We’re Making Progress!
Well, we’re chugging right along with our SSEP participation. The students have moved forward with three solid projects and I’m hoping to squeeze at least one or two more in before our time is up. We will be submitting two … Continue reading →
Collaborators & AASCC Update
This week we received word from both IUN and the Jackson Laboratory that they would love to work with us on our project! This is wonderful news as it increases the resources available to our students. We will be meeting up … Continue reading →
Flight Delay!!!
With 16 days left in our countdown NASA announced a ten day flight delay. Our materials are all measured out, packaged up and ready to go. We’ll hang on to them until the new materials submission date of April 19. … Continue reading →