Showing Teachers One Way to Incorporate Near Space

摘要

The BalloonSat - or functioning model of satellites lofted by weather balloons into near space - is a fantastic STEM activity for students of all ages. However, if students are going to have this opportunity in the classroom, their teachers first need to know how to design, build, test, and fly BalloonSats.That's why I visited the University of Nebraska Omaha last summer.