Posted
on May 2, 2014
Space
Day is an international day for education about space—astronomy,
aeronautics, cosmology, and astrophysics!
It's
supposed to be the first Friday of May – today! – but some
museums are having special Space Day programs on other days. For
example, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton, Ohio,
will be celebrating on May 16, 2014.
This
holiday was created in 1997 by the Lockheed Martin Corporation in an
attempt to get kids interested in science and math.
In 2001 former
astronaut Senator John Glenn expanded the day from National to
International Space Day.
Here
are some ways to celebrate Space Day:
- Buy a “Space Kit” from little Bits in collaboration with NASA. You can create a satellite dish, a Mars rover, and many other electronic items.
Explore outer space
on your own. But do it responsibly!
Watch
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.
- Explore KidsAstronomy.com.
- Check out astronaut Chris Hadfield's videos, most filmed on the International Space Station.
Also
on this date:
Anniversary of the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster
Plan ahead:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
And
here are my Pinterest boards for:
No comments:
Post a Comment