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Have you lost it?

Here are the forms that you ought to have filled in! Further forms will be added as and when required.

Image-Release-Form-Space-Center-U-9-21-16 This form is required so that photos of students can be taken and uploaded to the NASA Space School Site

FAQ-Space-Center-U-Scuba-10-5-16

Scuba-Release-Form-Space-Center-U-9-29-16 Don’t hold your breath we might not need this one!

Consent & Medical Form (June 2017) pdf version. This will need to be filled in for NASA and then with 2 weeks to go to the trip to allow for updated medication.

Consent & Medical Form (June 2017) word version of the above

Please email Mr or Mrs Hargreaves or Mr Ormrod if you need the permission to take your child out of the country form.

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Book List

This list from Nick Hood is a compilation of good Physics reads.

School Library Must Buy Science Books

I think that there are a few that are left out.

I think anyone with an interest in Science will also love Douglas Adams “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” series. If you hate reading the radio series is out in audio format and is excellent to have on your small square things.

Don’t think that the 2005 film is anything like the radio series or books. As they say, anything with Don’t Panic on the cover must be good.

http://h2g2.com/ Douglas Adams read English at Cambridge University, but seemed to have such an uncanny knack for Science.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a great little series for lower school students. It is written by Lucy and Stephen Hawkings. Yes Lucy is the daughter of the famous theoretical physics professor.

is this the model for dark matter?

Maybe it is apt, that my first Physics in the News post should be about Dark Matter as we covered this yesterday in Higher.

in this article, physicist have modelled possible candidates for dark matter, particles called axioms that hardly interact with any photons.

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-supercomputer-profile-dark-standard-extension.html

Could it be one or more of my ex-pupils that finally helps put in an important jigsaw piece into this puzzle?


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Diary of a Space School

Diary of a Space School

Can I please recommend that you check out the Space Center University page on facebook. The pictures taken use a much better camera! Also check out Carluke High Schools Twitter feed with a link to their 400+ photos.
https://www.facebook.com/SCHSpaceSchool/

https://twitter.com/CHS_NASA2016

So that the posts can be read in chronological order I will make the diary just one post and write in blocks, (if I can get it to work)

Here is a very brief overview of what we did on each day, so that Space Cadets can write something for the Holywood Trust, who kindly sponsored us for this trip.

Monday 17th October

  • Introduction
  • Tram Tour – Mission Control, Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, Saturn V shed,
  • Snake Rescue(Fred)
  • Rocket construction
  • Heat Shield & Testing
  • Evening: Pizza, Swimming & Films

Tuesday 18th October

  • Rocket Launch
  • Habitat Design & Construction
  • Habitat Presentation
  • Evening: Main Event Billiards

Wednesday 19th October

  • Talk by Emmanuel Urquieta, MD. 30 day HERA mission Mars simulation (for 715 mission). 4 crew, 3 men 1 woman
  • Cryogenic Marshmallow Construction and Testing
  • Mars Rover Construction
  • Evening: Kemah Boardwalk

Thursday 20th October

  • Neutral Buoyancy Lab Visit
  • Mars Rover testing
  • Williams Pool Robotic Sphero Challenge (Thunder, torrential rain, Air display rehearsals)
  • Evening: Golden Corrall Meal, Galleria Mall shopping

Friday 21st October

  • Independence Plaza (Shuttle & 747)
  • Brunch followed by Q&A session with Brian Duffy (4x shuttle astronaut)
  • Starship Gallery video and tour.
  • Graduation Ceremony
  • Free Time around Museum
  • Swimming
  • Evening: Main Event, Bowling.
  • More swimming

Saturday 22nd October

  • Late breakfast, packing & Checkout
  • Main Event/hanging around
  • Buses to airport.


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