WHAT: WVU's Amateur Radio Club will be conducting a radio contact with astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station on Monday, September 4, beginning at 11:40 a.m. They will also be hosting a day-long event for elementary and middle school students filled with hands-on STEM activities from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
HIGHLIGHTED ACTIVITIES:
10 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., Advanced
Engineering Resources Building
Rocket Launch in AERB Courtyard
Activities Rotation
Students and families will rotate between various hands-on STEM activities
including rocket building and launching, chemistry demonstrations, hidden
transmitter hunts and electrical engineering circuit demonstrations.
11:40
a.m.–12:10 p.m., Advanced Engineering Resources Building
International Space Station Contact
During the contact approximately 20 elementary and middle school students will get the opportunity to have a Q&A session with astronauts currently aboard the ISS via radio contact.
On Site
Contact:
Will
Howard, WVUARC Vice President
304.288.3449
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CONTACT: Statler College Marketing and Communications
304.293.4086