Teachers around the building approached SSEP differently. In my 6th grade class each student was involved in a team approach to creating a microgravity experiment proposal. This is the cover of my Science Notebook – it’s covered with ideas from student’s brainstorms about what interested them about microgravity and potential SSEP experiments. The biggest challenge the 6th graders faced was taking their macro ideas and turning them micro. Students had completely do-able ideas, but transforming them to meet the constraints of the Materials List and the size of the MDA (what the experiment actually goes in) was difficult. Take the Moldy Tacos macro concept: Would a taco get all moldy in microgravity at the same rate as it would here on earth? Students could visualize a really small taco, but could they do something with the corn powder and honey from the approved Materials List?
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SSEP National Blog
- SSEP Mission 21 to the International Space Station Has Begun: Welcome Aboard to 3,700 Participating Students Across 21 Communities in the U.S. and Canada October 3, 2025
- 2025 SSEP National Conference Update – Student Team Oral Presentations Now Up Website September 26, 2025
- New Flight Opportunity for School Districts and Colleges: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 21 to the International Space Station, Starting September 2, 2025 May 14, 2025
- WATCH LIVE: The Flight of SSEP Mission 18 Experiments Launching on SpaceX CRS-31 – TARGET: Monday, Nov 4, 2024, 9:29 pm EST October 29, 2024
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