Poster Presentation
Authors: Tracy Knowles (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , Leandro Braga (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , Alex Eberle (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , Matt Smither (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , Jessica Glasscock (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , Jacolby Gardner (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , Tom Busby (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , John Paul Beard (Bluegrass Community and Technical College) , Rae Ann Gill (Bluegrass Community and Technical College)
The goal of Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s (BCTC) Eclipse Outreach Ambassador Project was to get students across the Bluegrass excited and educated about the 2017 total solar eclipse. Several years ago the BalloonSat Project was started to provide hands-on earth and atmospheric science experiences to BCTC students. In linking the two initiatives, we allowed BCTC BalloonSat team members to continue learning to design, build, test, fly and retrieve balloon-borne payloads while using a novel method by which to engage local elementary and middle school students in learning more about and anticipating the upcoming eclipse. Eclipse practice flights carried payloads constructed by local K-12 STEM students. Balloon team members will discuss lessons learned in launch, flight, and recovery procedures, as well as, STEM outreach.
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How to Cite: Knowles, T. , Braga, L. , Eberle, A. , Smither, M. , Glasscock, J. , Gardner, J. , Busby, T. , Beard, J. P. & Gill, R. A. (2017) “Impactful Practice: Lessons Learned Through Ballooning Outreach”, Academic High Altitude Conference. 2017(1). doi: https://doi.org//ahac.9767