<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0p917m_1GyKzvr800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0p917m_1GyKzvr800" width="1200" height="630" >Huntsville City Schools’ fourth graders have soared further into their education in collaboration with the U.S. Space &amp; Rocket Center. This effort was completed last week through the “Mission: 4th Grade” series.“It began with a conversation Caty Stokes, our museum programs manager, and Holly McCarty, a member of the Huntsville City School Board, had about how many children who live in our community never get the chance to come to the Rocket Center for a variety of reasons,” Pat Ammons, senior director of communications at U.S. Space &amp; Rocket Center, said.In all, 2,200 fourth grade students from area schools had the opportunity to take a free field trip to the Smithsonian-affiliate institution and “be inspired by their community’s contributions to space exploration.”The event, the first of its kind, was made possible by a $10,000 fund provided by The National Space Club in Huntsville and Lockheed Martin’s Space Social Impact division. Ammons noted the social impact, stating that the free visit for each fourth grader was beneficial for families that might not have the resources.“We got resoundingly positive feedback. Some kids did tell our planetarium director the show needed to include black holes, so he immediately modified it for next time,” she said.Funding provided transportation, nurse and teacher costs, museum admission and a curated show in the planetarium. Sponsors also provided STEM kits for classrooms and a professional development session for teachers in attendance.“We started with Huntsville City Schools this year, and we hope to grow the program to other area schools next year,” Ammons said.Attending children had the opportunity to launch themselves into the STEM world, and it proved to work as Ammons and her team planned.“We received tremendously positive feedback from the first session. The teachers told us their kids keep talking about what they saw and how much fun they had,” she said. “For us, it was a joy to see the faces as the kids rounded the corner of the Saturn V Hall in the Davidson Center and saw the Saturn V and the other exhibits. They were so amazed and curious about everything. They absolutely loved the planetarium show, too, and Moon Shot was a big hit with some.”Over the next few weeks, the U.S. Space &amp; Rocket Center will be hosting more fourth graders from around the city, Ammons said. So, if you see a bus parked at the Davidson entrance, children are entering space.</div></body>

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Huntsville City Schools’ fourth graders have soared further into their education in collaboration with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. This effort was completed last week through the “Mission: 4th Grade” series. “It began with a conversation Caty Stokes, our museum programs manager, and Holly McCarty, a...

Fourth graders experience space at US Space & Rocket Center

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Huntsville City Schools’ fourth graders have soared further into their education in collaboration with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. This effort was comp

Fourth graders experience space at US Space & Rocket Center

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