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NASA Invites Media to Third Annual 4-H Youth Development Day

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Jun 13, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY19-009
During the June 2018 4-H Youth Development Day, students visiting the SLOPE robotics and excavation laboratory explored the interactive “Augmented Reality Sandbox” which graphically illustrates stereo camera (“3D measurement”) use. Credits: NASA

NASA’s Glenn Research Center, is hosting 4-H Youth Development Day with a range of activities and facility tours on Friday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Media interested in attending should contact jeannette.p.owens@nasa.gov by 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, for security clearance.

Glenn’s Office of Education and Ohio 4-H Youth Development program, delivered through the Ohio State University Extension, inspire students to become interested in STEM by engaging participants in NASA-themed STEM education experiences.

Over 200 fifth through 12th graders will explore science, flight and space exploration through hands-on activities and career exploration stations, including:

  • an Oculus Go demonstration that will take guests on a trip from Earth to the Moon;
  • virtual and augmented reality displays;
  • wind tunnel aerodynamics and space power demonstrations and
  • a citizen science project to collect ambient noise data in various locations to add to NASA’s growing Low Boom Flight Demonstration database. 

Students also will tour the following Glenn facilities:

  • Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory, where researchers conduct aero-propulsion noise reduction research;
  • Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig, which simulates engine test conditions;
  • Altitude Combustion Stand, provides test conditions to study ignition and combustion methods;
  • COMPASS Laboratory, where researchers create new spacecraft concepts;
  • Telescience Support Center, where researchers remotely operate experiments onboard the space station;
  • Graphics & Visualization Lab, where researchers create virtual and augmented reality and
  • Zero Gravity Research Facility, NASA’s premier facility for microgravity research.

Opening remarks and an overview of NASA’s Internships are from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Activities and tours begin at 11 a.m.

Glenn’s Office of Education collaborates with youth-serving organizations like 4-H to introduce students to careers in STEM. Glenn provides these organizations with NASA-themed STEM content and activities including, TECH Day and Girls In STEM to infuse into their program.

Visit the 4-H Youth Development program website for more information.

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Jeannette Owens
Glenn Research Center
216-433-2990
jeannette.p.owens@nasa.gov