Young Astronaut Day is a STEM outreach event for students grade 1st-12th. This event, which started in 1992, gives students the opportunity to work as a team to solve engineering challenges. These range from parachute drops and balloon cars to lego robots. Each year there is an event theme that the activities are centered on (i.e. Mars landing, living in space, etc.). Teams are tasked to complete three activities that create one mission within a 2 hour period. This requires them to build strong teamwork, communication, and critical thinking skills. Each team competes against the other teams for a friendly competition. The goal of the event is to inspire and educate students about NASA and the STEM field. This is not only accomplished through the STEM activities but by listening to an Astronaut keynote address and interacting with the scientists and engineers who are leading the activities and volunteering.
Photo Credit: Edmond Wong
The 30th Annual Young Astronaut Day :
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Location: Cleveland Public Library-Main Campus
From 11:00pm-5:00pm
Registration is opening soon!
Deadline TBD
Registration Link:
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Registration Guide:
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If you have any questions regarding the event or registration please contact youngastronautday@gmail.com
Photo Credit: Edmond Wong
Doug Wheelock: @Astro_Wheels
Sunita Williams: @Astro_Suni
Greg Johnson: @Astro-Box
Stephanie Wilson: @Astro_Stephanie
Mike Foreman: @foreman_Mike
NASA Astronauts: @NASA_Astronauts
NASA STEM @ Home: https://www.nasa.gov/stem
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