Back 2 School time...

Good morning/afternoon to any of my ex-students. I will not be using this blog much this year because I will spend that time on Facebook. I found this blog was used more by my NASA students than my darling 8th graders ... they connect with facebook. Feel free to email me and hope to see/hear you soon.

Getting ready!

Good morning to the world. The end of the year is coming which means NASA time is a coming. I look forward to meeting all the new groups over at Ames and opening their eyes to the world of STEM. To all of my students, good luck on testing. We are almost done with astronomy ... we get to land on the moon this week in class. Enjoy.

Astronomy Nights...

Well tonight we are trying our first astronomy night. And here is the fog. Will try and have one once a month on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Luck is not with us when it comes to star gazing. Did we get to watch the amazing eclipse -fog - so no. Last night the fog did not come in until around 9 so I'm thinking we will be okay ... fog in at 6. Oh well. Everyone is safe so no real complaints. I will let the students tell me what they want to look for next month. I'm thinking they will want to look at the moon.

Running low...

Good morning to everyone. It has been an emotional rollercoaster here of delay, going, no going, delay, going, no going, delay... I think NASA has changed my airline ticket 4 times now. Besides that-great trip! I actually got to see Discovery. I mean this is the shuttle that took up Hubble, is taking the first robot up, and is the oldest. Wow-I got to see it! Saying that ... I am TIRED! I will be at school tomorrow physically but man will I be exhausted. I think I will sleep a lot on the plane. I really think the shuttle will be going up in December but maybe the weather will let her fly high tomorrow. I have seen thousands of people camped along the edge of the water ways to see Discovery so I know I am not alone : ) Science nerds united!

Happiness & Sadness

So as I am watching a pod of dolphins in the Indian River with the large NASA buildings in the background ... the cell phone rings. Discovery will not be flying tomorrow. Sadness fills the car - all of us are bumbed ... but very happy to have been able to see the shuttle on the launch pad. I have had an amazing chance to be here ... but still have a little sadness. I did get a chance to talk with the mother of the commander today-Mrs. Lyndsey. A very nice lady with a good chuckle at her son's 5th planned trip to space. Anyways ... great stories have been had but still some sadness that I won't get to see the shuttle launch ... but a great experience-thank you NASA.

I'm in Florida!

OMG ... I cannot believe the amount of history I have seen over the last few days at Kennedy Space Center. Wow is about all I can say. I have the hardest conflict in my brain-the center is in the middle of a wildlife refuge. What do I take pictures of ... the shuttle sitting on 39A's pad or the alligator to my right. Ahhhhhhhhh...I like having this issue. So far I have walked under the most amazing machines known to man-a Saturn V rocket, the shuttle, and Gemini rockets. I am in complete awww here. Hope the week is going well back in Cali. Love Ms. H.

What a week!

Wow there were some amazing cars made over the last few days. I was very impressed with the cars and how my students really got into them ... more then in years past. I love doing STEM type activities but this really connected. On a different note, we fly out tomorrow to be with NASA at the launch. I am getting packed and starting to realize where I am going-hehehehe! I still can't believe that little old me is invited ot the launch as a NASA fellow. So cool!!! And yes I am bringing my small astronaut bear for photos. She is cuter than me : )