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George Albercook Teaches Kids About Space with High-Altitude Balloons (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the higher-and-higher-we-fly dept.

George Albercook says he got carried away talking with some third and fourth graders about space and asked them, "Would you like to go?" Except, of course, he couldn't send them beyond the atmosphere in person, so as a consolation he worked with them to send up a balloon that could carry experiments high enough that the sky is black 24 hours a day and the Earth's curvature is easy to see. This interview with George was at the 2012 Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire. Click on the link just below, if you'd like to read the transcript.

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  1. That's not ont he script! by dywolf · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Bad teacher! How dare you deviate from the script we have given you! You aren't supposed to innovate and teach beyond what we gave you!
    Bad teacher! You'll be replaced at the end of the year with a proper drone and the children recycled to recieve proper rote training in how to pass tests.

    --
    The guy who said the election was rigged won the presidency with the second-most votes.
  2. I'm lucky. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I had a couple of science teachers who were that enthused. I still remember them fondly.

    Then in college, my interest in science was crushed by the attitude that science was just weed-out classes for engineering and medical school students.

    High school science was the last time I actually enjoyed science.

  3. Little disappointing by puddingebola · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A little dissappointed that this story has real relevance to science and techonolgy and it only has drawn about 11 comments.