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5 Indoor Science Experiments to Try With Your Class

5 Indoor Science Experiments to Try With Your Class

by Jason Krueger | Nov 15, 2017 | Cool Stuff, Project Based Learning, Projects

Science experiments are a great way to get students excited about science, but as the weather gets colder it can be a little difficult to conduct experiments. Unless you’re working in a lab, you may be limited on space and resources, which makes indoor experiments a...
Air Force’s 2014 National Teacher of the Year Takes Advantage of StratoStar Program

Air Force’s 2014 National Teacher of the Year Takes Advantage of StratoStar Program

by Jason Krueger | Sep 26, 2014 | Project Based Learning, Projects, Schools, Weather Balloons

We would like to start off by introducing a very influential person. One of our very own Golden Apple teachers, Kaci Heins, was awarded The Air Force Association’s 2014 National Teacher of the Year. According to AFA News, this award recognizes “classroom teachers at...
Kenilworth Science and Technology Takes On StratoStar Weather Balloon Project

Kenilworth Science and Technology Takes On StratoStar Weather Balloon Project

by Jason Krueger | Sep 18, 2014 | Project Based Learning, Projects, Schools, Weather Balloons

WAFB covered the story on a recent weather balloon launch. Elkhan Akhundov, a middle school teacher at Kenilworth Science and Technology in Louisiana, give his young scientists the opportunity to participate in a StratoStar weather balloonmission. The group’s main...

Minnesota Twins Weather Balloon Launch – Part 3

by Jason Krueger | Apr 12, 2013 | Projects, Weather Balloons

In our last two blog posts, we wrote about a launch during a Minnesota Twins game, honoring Bob Cabana, Director of the Kennedy Space Center, and kicking off Minnesota Aerospace and Aviation Week, and even took it a little behind the scenes. We love the exposure to...
Minnesota Twins Weather Balloon Launch – Part 2

Minnesota Twins Weather Balloon Launch – Part 2

by Jason Krueger | Apr 11, 2013 | Projects, Weather Balloons

In our last post, we talked about the preparation work behind a special balloon launch conducted by students and Dr. James Flaten at a Minnesota Twins game, kicking off the Minnesota Aerospace and Aviation Week and honoring Bob Cabana, Director of Kennedy Space...
Indiana Space Complex Launch

Indiana Space Complex Launch

by Jason Krueger | Oct 7, 2012 | Project Based Learning, Projects, Weather Balloons

StratoStar was invited to help Students and Teachers honor Astronaut Gus Grissom by launching a Scientific High-Altitude Balloon to the edge of space at the kick off of the Indiana Space Complex.  We will be sharing more about this event and the adventure later this...
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