The ISDS Educational Outreach Program

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WHO ARE WE?

The Educational Outreach Program is a part of the Illini Space Development Society devoted to getting the public excited about the possibilities of space. There are numerous ways that space development has effected and is continuing to effect our lives. Our club gives classroom presentations lasting between 30 to 45 minutes at local elementary and middle schools, and at the Champaign Public Library.

Last spring a total of 11 presentations were given, nine in different classrooms ranging from kindergarden to 6th grade, one at the Champaign Public Library, and one at Discovery Place, a science museum for children. We also had a booth set up at Engineering Open House last year for children to build models of the space station and rockets out of materials such as tin foil, paper, glue, and cups. The booth was quite a success.

PRESENTATIONS OFFERED

• Wonders of the Solar System
  • A slide presentation on some of the highlights of our solar system.
  • Appropriate for kindergardeners to 5th graders.
• Observing the Earth from Space
  • A slide presentation showing pictures of the Earth from Space. The presentation will include a discussion of what these images tell us about our planet and how they can be used within a wide range of careers, from land managers to city planners.
  • Appropriate for 6th graders and above.
• Astrosmiles
  • A video on astronauts working and having fun in space.
  • Appropriate for any age range.

PRESENTATIONS COMING SOON...

• The Space Shuttle
• Space Spinoffs - Everyday products that resulted from the space program.
• Space: The NEXT Frontier
• Asteroids, Meteorites and Comets.

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