Sun, Aug 17, 2008
Last Call for San Jose Area Teachers to Participate in
Weightless Flights
Northrop Grumman is issuing a last call for teacher applications
for the 2008 Weightless Flights of Discovery program's Sept. 18
micro- and zero-gravity flights in San Jose.
Middle-school math and science teachers, and those studying to
become teachers, have a limited time to apply for the program.
A maximum of 60 participants will fly in San Jose, the program's
only West Coast stop this year. Selected teachers will participate
in a full-day orientation program September 3. Teachers then will
work with their students to develop experiments to be conducted in
environments simulating lunar gravity, Martian gravity and
weightlessness. Following the two-to-three-hour flight, each
teacher will share his or her experiences back in the
classroom.
For the third consecutive year, Northrop Grumman is partnering
with Zero-G Corporation to offer the Weightless Flights of
Discovery program, one of several initiatives the Northrop Grumman
Foundation sponsors in support of promoting education and student
interest in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics
fields.
The program targets middle-school math and science teachers
primarily because the United States is experiencing a shortage of
college graduates in these disciplines, a development that bodes
ill for the nation's industries that depend on talented scientists
and mathematicians. Because studies have indicated most children
make the decision to pursue math and science education and careers
during middle-school, Northrop Grumman developed the Weightless
Flights of Discovery to engage teachers, key influencers in the
lives of students during these crucial years.
The Northrop Grumman Foundation's sponsorship enables
participants to enjoy the program at no cost, excluding the
expenses of traveling to and from the workshop and flight. The
foundation chose San Jose because of the community involvement
Northrop Grumman has in that area, including business operations in
both San Jose and Sunnyvale.
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