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GIS Day
Part of National
Geographic Society's celebration of achievements in geography, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), NH Space Grant hosted its 10th annual GIS
Day at University of N.H.
The guests: over 175 high school students and teachers and more than 150 community members. Exhibits included 3D Ocean Mapping, National Park Service maps, UNESCO World Heritage maps, Geography as Art. Students toured of the GIS lab and received information on opportunities in geo-spatial sciences.
Forest Watch / Watershed Watch
Founded by NH Space Grant, Forest Watch partners UNH scientists and middle/high school students in collecting data on the health of northern white
pine. Over 100 schools select sampling plots of white pine and use
field
and satellite data to monitor ozone effects. Data are then compared
to tropospheric ozone data collected from state and Environmental
Protection Agency. The event has now expanded to include watershed sampling.
Project Smart
Project SMART is a four week UNH summer residential program for 10th and 11th grade high school students. Using the educational resources of the university, it challenges talented students to conduct actual research and introduces principles of scientific research. Students participate in math and computer classes, followed by field work and hands-on experience in their scientific focus area.
NH Space Grant provided resources for this year's space science and environmental sciences modules.
NH
Seacoast FIRST Robotics Competition Team
The FIRST
Robotics Competition pairs high school students with technical
professionals in a problem-solving environment focused on a predetermined engineering and design project. The competition is international in scope, with nearly 1000 teams.
Each team finds sponsors to fund their materials and entry. NH Space Grant sponsors two teams: St. Thomas Aquinas H.S., mentored by UNH's College of Engineering; and Manchester Central H.S., mentored by BAE Systems of N.A.
Astronomy Bowl
New Hampshire high school students compete in a test of their knowledge knowledge of Astronomy in the new state-of-the-art McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center full-domed theater. They answer questions about constellations, planets, stars, and objects projected in the planetarium theater. NH Space Grant Asst. Director Toni Galvin is one of the event judges.
SuperStellar Fridays
At the McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center, every Friday is "SuperStellar." Open to the public, NHSGC supports these Friday evening presentations by scientists on new discoveries, historical events,and scientific concepts. The evening ends with a look at "Tonight's Sky" in the Discovery Center's full-dome theatre.
Spacetacular Saturday
Celebrated each year on National Astronomy Day, The McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center's Spacetacular Saturday events include a meteorites exhibit, the Wright Flyer, helicopter rides, rocket launches, and more. New this year – visitors can meet Aexeous, the Cell Phone Robotic Machine. This year's event showcased “Two Small Pieces of Glass,” a voyage through time and space to discover how a simple adjustment to a child's spy glass revealed a universe never before imagined.