First Round Applications Are Open To Every Public School Teacher In US

Slooh is launching the The Slooh Space Exploration Grant for the 2021-2022 school year with the goal of helping one million students around the US experience space from their classrooms or home computers. 

Slooh offers live online telescope feeds from astronomical events to students. The rolling grant will be providing one teacher per accredited school around the country with access to the Slooth interface. Also included in the package will be professional development and 40 student seats which students can use to view space phenomena, engage in gamified learning and capture observational data.

Michael Paolucci, founder of Slooh, is excited to share the news, “Space exploration is a powerful – and truly magnificent – way for students to build their scientific knowledge and practices, while tying celestial phenomena to STEAM concepts,” Paolucci says.

“Our new grant provides an equitable opportunity for students across the country to reap the benefits of space exploration as they become well-informed citizens and 21st century thinkers.”

Using the Slooh interface, students will be able to view all different types of space phenomena including solar flares, asteroids, living and dying stars, lunar changes and a variety of nebulae in real time using the Mission Interface and user-controlled network of robotic telescopes located in Chile and the Canary Islands.

Teachers will receive support, education and product training from the astronomers on the Slooh team. To apply for the grant, teachers must complete an application with a briefing on how the grant will support space exploration ideas for their students and their school. One teacher from every public school in the US is eligible to receive the grant, valued at $750.

The first round of applications are due for judging by October 18, 2021 with additional rounds to follow over the course of the school year.

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