During the week of May 18, 2009
Glenn will be participating in Math and Science Week at Cedar
Point. We
will have the following projects highlighted during the week:
May 18 - Lunar Dust
May 19 - Orion - Crew Exploration Vehicle
May 20 - Aeronautics
May 21 - Ares - Crew Launch Vehicle
May 22- Microgravity Man and his friends
Many amusement parks open their doors to
physics teachers and their students for the opportunity to test
the physics that they learned in their classrooms. The amusement
parks in the Cleveland area near NASA Glenn Research Center are
no exceptions. For over twelve years, NASA researchers and engineers
have been attending physics days at local amusement parks to
help students discover how their experiences on amusement park rides simulate
some of the effects that astronauts experience when they travel
into space.
NASA Glenn Research Center in collaboration
with The National Center for Space Exploration Research on Fluids and
Combustion (NCSER) developed the middle school guide for educators and
students, "Amusement Park Physics with a NASA Twist."
The NASA Physics Day program may include
the "Picture Yourself in Space" photo booth, a Space Trivia
Game, education workshops, and NASA personnel to explain the
space connection in the physics of park rides.
Our Amusement Park Physics Days Programs
may include:
and Accessibility Certification